title: Endometrium is not a reservoir for recurrent vaginal candidiasis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether the endometrium acts as a reservoir for Candida albicans in cases of recurrent vaginal candidiasis. Twenty-five women with documented history of recurrent vaginal candidiasis were enrolled in the study and endometrial samples were cultured for Candida albicans. Only two patients had positive cultures for Candida albicans. Therefore, we concluded that the endometrium is not a common reservoir for Candida albicans.
authors.affiliation: Florance Nightingale Metropol Hospital, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taşdemir
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taşdemir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taşdemir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavukçuoğlu
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000382:microbiology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology