Genetic predisposition to a recurrent course of vulvovaginal candidiasis

• Main Authors: Sh M Pogosyan (Author), E A Mezhevitinova (Author), A E Donnikov (Author), V N Prilepskaia (Author), O V Burmenskaia (Author), O S Nepsha (Author), A A Bystritskiy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IP Berlin A.V., 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) frequently occur in women of childbearing age. 5-10% of these women experience recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), which is characterized by at least 4 episodes of infection in 12 months. In addition to known risk factors such as antibiotics, diabetes, or pregna...