Vulvovaginal candidiasis: a current understanding and burning questions
Candida albicans, along with other closely related Candida species, are the primary
causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)—a multifactorial infectious disease of …
causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)—a multifactorial infectious disease of …
Candida albicans cell-type switching and functional plasticity in the mammalian host
SM Noble, BA Gianetti, JN Witchley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Candida albicans is a ubiquitous commensal of the mammalian microbiome and the most
prevalent fungal pathogen of humans. A cell-type transition between yeast and hyphal …
prevalent fungal pathogen of humans. A cell-type transition between yeast and hyphal …
Microbiota in vaginal health and pathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal infections: a critical review
Recurrent vulvovaginal infections (RVVI) has not only become an epidemiological and
clinical problem but also include large social and psychological consequences …
clinical problem but also include large social and psychological consequences …
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: an immunological perspective
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a widespread vaginal infection primarily caused by
Candida albicans. VVC affects up to 75% of women of childbearing age once in their life …
Candida albicans. VVC affects up to 75% of women of childbearing age once in their life …
Vulvovaginal Candida albicans infections: pathogenesis, immunity and vaccine prospects
A Cassone - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
vulvovaginal infection (VVC), C andida albicans is by far the most prevalent etiological …
An Update on the Roles of Non-albicans Candida Species in Vulvovaginitis
Candida species are one of the commonest causes of vaginitis in healthy women of
reproductive age. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is characterized by vulvovaginal itching …
reproductive age. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is characterized by vulvovaginal itching …
Candidalysin drives epithelial signaling, neutrophil recruitment, and immunopathology at the vaginal mucosa
JP Richardson, HME Willems, DL Moyes… - Infection and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Unlike other forms of candidiasis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, caused primarily by the fungal
pathogen Candida albicans, is a disease of immunocompetent and otherwise healthy …
pathogen Candida albicans, is a disease of immunocompetent and otherwise healthy …
The vaginal mycobiome: A contemporary perspective on fungi in women's health and diseases
LL Bradford, J Ravel - Virulence, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Most of what is known about fungi in the human vagina has come from culture-based studies
and phenotypic characterization of single organisms. Though valuable, these approaches …
and phenotypic characterization of single organisms. Though valuable, these approaches …
Anticandidal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: effect on growth, cell morphology, and key virulence attributes of Candida species
Purpose: The pathogenicity in Candida spp was attributed by several virulence factors such
as production of tissue damaging extracellular enzymes, germ tube formation, hyphal …
as production of tissue damaging extracellular enzymes, germ tube formation, hyphal …
Neutrophil swarming delays the growth of clusters of pathogenic fungi
Neutrophils employ several mechanisms to restrict fungi, including the action of enzymes
such as myeloperoxidase (MPO) or NADPH oxidase, and the release of neutrophil …
such as myeloperoxidase (MPO) or NADPH oxidase, and the release of neutrophil …