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 …

Despite therapeutic advances, vulvovaginal candidosis remains a common problem
worldwide, affecting all strata of society. Understanding of anti-candida host defence …

Abstract Approximately 70‐75% of women will have vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC) at least
once in their lifetime. In premenopausal, pregnant, asymptomatic and healthy women and …

Recurrent vulvovaginal infections (RVVI) has not only become an epidemiological and
clinical problem but also include large social and psychological consequences …

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 …

Classification of urinary tract infections (UTI) is important for clinical decisions, research,
quality measurement and teaching. Current definitions of UTI are above all based on the …

Fungal infections are becoming increasingly prevalent in the human population and
contribute to morbidity and mortality in healthy and immunocompromised individuals …

Until recently, epithelial cells have been a largely ignored component of host responses to
microbes. However, this has been largely overturned over the last decade as an ever …

The oestrogenised vagina is colonised by Candida species in at least 20% of women; in late
pregnancy and in immunosuppressed patients, this increases to at least 30%. In most cases …

Why do only certain microbes have the capacity to be virulent, and why are certain microbes
virulent only in certain hosts? These fundamental questions have shaped and directed the …