title: Vulvovaginal candidosis.
abstract: Despite therapeutic advances, vulvovaginal candidosis remains a common problem worldwide, affecting all strata of society. Understanding of anti-candida host defence mechanisms in the vagina has developed slowly and, despite a growing list of recognised risk factors, a fundamental grasp of pathogenic mechanisms continues to elude us. The absence of rapid, simple, and inexpensive diagnostic tests continues to result in both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of vulvovaginal candidosis. I review the epidemiology and pathogenesis of this infection, and also discuss management strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. jsobel@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Jack D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sobel
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents