Candida species isolated from the vaginal mucosa of HIV-infected women in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Oliveira, P.Matos.; Mascarenhas, R.Elizabeth.; Lacroix, C.; Ferrer, S.Ramos.; Oliveira, R.Peterson.C.; Cravo, E.Andrade.; Alves, Aé.P.Ribeiro.; Grassi, M.Fernanda.Rios.
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases An Official Publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 15(3): 239-244
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1413-8670 PMID: 21670924 DOI: 10.1016/s1413-8670(11)70182-9Document Number: 225112
Candidiasis (VVC) is the second most common vaginal infection. HIV-infection is a risk factor for this infection. To determine the frequency of VVC and to describe the main Candida species isolated and their susceptibility to antifungal drugs in HIV-infected patients, compared to HIV-uninfected women in Salvador, Brazil. Cross-sectional study including a group of 64 HIV-infected women and 76 uninfected women, followed up at the AIDS reference center and at the Gynecological Clinic of Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Sa de P blica (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil). Frequency of Candida spp. was higher in HIV-infected women (29.7%) than in HIV-uninfected controls (14.5%) (p=.2). The odds ratio.