Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection caused by Candida species that affects
millions of women every year. Although Candida albicans is the main cause of VVC, the …

All humans are colonized with Candida species, mostly Candida albicans, yet some develop
diseases due to Candida, among which genitourinary manifestations are extremely …

Although a number of fungal species belonging to the genus C andida can cause acute
vulvovaginal infection (VVC), C andida albicans is by far the most prevalent etiological …

New therapeutic agents for Candida albicans vaginitis are urgently awaiting to be
developed because of the increasing antibiotic resistance of C. albicans. Antimicrobial …

Candida albicans causes mucosal and disseminated candidiasis, which represent serious
problems for the rapidly expanding immunocompromised population. Until recently, Th1 …

Systemic candidiasis is an invasive fungal infection caused by members of the genus
Candida. The recent emergence of antifungal drug resistance and increased incidences of …

Rodent models of oral, vaginal and gastrointestinal Candida infection are described and
discussed in terms of their scientific merits. The common feature of all experimental mucosal …

The ability to tolerate Candida albicans, a human commensal of the gastrointestinal tract
and vagina, implicates that host defense mechanisms of resistance and tolerance cooperate …

In a recent report, we demonstrated that distinct members of the secreted aspartic protease
(S ap) family of C andida albicans are able to induce secretion of proinflammatory cytokines …

A novel vaccine (PEV7) consisting of a truncated, recombinant aspartyl proteinase-2 of
Candida albicans incorporated into influenza virosomes was studied. This vaccine …