Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: a Dynamic Interkingdom Biofilm Disease of <italic toggle="yes">Candida</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Lactobacillus</italic>

Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: a Dynamic Interkingdom Biofilm Disease of <italic toggle="yes">Candida</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Lactobacillus</italic>

ABSTRACT Despite the strikingly high worldwide prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), treatment options for recurrent VVC (RVVC) remain limited, with many women experiencing failed clinical treatment with frontline azoles. Further, the cause of onset and recurrence of disease is largely unkno...

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Main Authors: Emily McKloud, Christopher Delaney, Leighann Sherry, Ryan Kean, Shanice Williams, Rebecca Metcalfe, Rachael Thomas, Riina Richardson, Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Christopher J. Nile, Craig Williams, Gordon Ramage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-08-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
antifungal resistance
biofilm
Candida
clinical
interkingdom
Lactobacillus
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00622-21

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