Mycotic vaginitis caused by slow growth fungi.
The bacteriological and mycological investigations performed in a female diabetic patient, aged 72, with genital secretion and local discomfort revealed slowly growing fungi, identified as Saccharamyces heterogenicus in the cervix uteri secretion. The cultures performed on Sabouraud medium were positive after 48 hrs incubation in liquid medium and after 4 days in solid medium. The strain was sensitive to: Clotrimazole, Diflucan, Nizoral, Nystatin.
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Cantacuzino Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000209:etiology*