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“…Menstrual flow makes women wear more sanitary pads, which may favor the onset of infections. Nevertheless, many other factors change in this situation (hygiene frequency, hormones, less sexual relations) and can also cause changes in the vaginal flora reported in literature (4,17,18) . Sanitary pads are used during period, panty liners are used between them, and these are products widely available and accessible nowadays, including to the poorest sectors of society (3) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Menstrual flow makes women wear more sanitary pads, which may favor the onset of infections. Nevertheless, many other factors change in this situation (hygiene frequency, hormones, less sexual relations) and can also cause changes in the vaginal flora reported in literature (4,17,18) . Sanitary pads are used during period, panty liners are used between them, and these are products widely available and accessible nowadays, including to the poorest sectors of society (3) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[4][5][6] Candida albicans, a saprophyte present in the vaginal mucosa, is isolated in 80% of VVC cases. 7,8 Factors which predispose to VVC include: pregnancy, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, corticosteroids or systemic/ vaginal antibiotic therapy, HIV infection, and Candida vaginal colonization (CVC). 9,10 The frequency of VVC caused by other Candida species, such as Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, and Candida krusei is increasing, especially in HIV-infected women.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Considering the limitation of the diagnosis of VVC only by clinical evaluation (16), the purpose of this study was to evaluate if there are laboratorial markers that can predict the capacity of a determined C. albicans isolate to develop VVC and also if there is a relation between genotypes and virulence for this fungus in vaginal isolates.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%