Abstract
Normally a benign commensal colonizer of mucosal surfaces such as the gastrointestinal tract, Candida albicans is also one of the most common fungal pathogens of humans, responsible for both superficial as well as life-threatening invasive infections. Arguably the commonest type of infection caused by C. albicans is vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), as it affects 75% of women of childbearing age.1 Sobel JD. Vulvovaginal candidosis. Lancet 2007; 369:1961-71; PMID:17560449; http://dx.doi.org 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60917-9[CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] And unlike many other manifestations of candidiasis, which are associated with particular immune deficiencies, VVC frequently occurs in otherwise healthy women.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-17 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Virulence |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 31 Aug 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
FundingDW is supported by a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society (102549/Z/13/Z), a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award for Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology (097377/Z/11/Z), the MRC and University of Aberdeen (MR/N006364/1).
Keywords
- Candida albicans
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- vulvovaginal candidiasis