2007
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442007000500004
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Candidíase vulvovaginal: fatores predisponentes do hospedeiro e virulência das leveduras

Abstract: ; Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro 3Introdução: Leveduras do gênero Candida são patógenos oportunistas freqüentemente isolados das superfícies mucosas de indivíduos normais, mas podem levar ao desenvolvimento de infecções denominadas candidíases, que variam desde lesões superficiais até infecções disseminadas. Objetivos: Ampliar os conhecimentos sobre candidíase vulvovaginal (CVV: infecção de vulva e vagina, causada por leveduras comensais que habitam a mucosa vaginal) e candidíase vulvovaginal recorrente (CVVR… Show more

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“…Nevertheless, aspects related to pathogens, which are yeasts, are little known. Thus, updating and knowledge of basic concepts and clinical trials related to this pathology are very important in helping professionals monitor the infection (14). The importance of understanding the process of virulence, particularly at the bacterial level has been recognized in recent years, and that further studies are required on yeasts, especially those isolated from vaginal secretion (17).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Nevertheless, aspects related to pathogens, which are yeasts, are little known. Thus, updating and knowledge of basic concepts and clinical trials related to this pathology are very important in helping professionals monitor the infection (14). The importance of understanding the process of virulence, particularly at the bacterial level has been recognized in recent years, and that further studies are required on yeasts, especially those isolated from vaginal secretion (17).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Professionals working in this area have a need to understand current issues addressed on its pathogenesis and to characterize host influences and virulence factors of causative agents to identify their importance in this pathology (14)(15)(16).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 There are approximately 200 different species of yeast, these fungi colonize the mucous membranes from birth, always causing the risk of endogenous infection. 13 The main species of clinical interest in this genus are Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis. 4 Being Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus, which presents in yeast forms, being associated with asymptomatic colonization and filamentous, observed in pathogenic processes.…”
Section: Candida Spmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Being Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus, which presents in yeast forms, being associated with asymptomatic colonization and filamentous, observed in pathogenic processes. 13 According to Alvares et al, 13 Dalazen et al, The main symptomatologies associated with this pathology are thick secretions with whitish coloration, besides pruritus and burning in the vulvar region, these symptoms are characteristic of a vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) that occurs mainly among women of reproductive age and menopause, asymptomatic forms are more associated with C. non-albicans species, VVC occurs mainly in the vulvar region, vaginally and, more rarely, in the cervix. It is the second cause of acute vaginitis, after bacterial vaginosis, as there are no clinical manifestations that are characteristic for VVC, it becomes necessary to perform laboratory tests for the isolation and identification of the pathogen since the symptomatology of this infection is not characteristic for VVC.…”
Section: Candida Spmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dentre eles podemos citar os fatores de virulência: aderência, produção de tubo germinativo, dimorfismo (formação de micélio), variação fenotípica, variação genotípica, formação de biofilme, produção de toxinas, produção de exoenzimas (proteinase e fosfolipase). 5 A elevada produção de proteinase por cepas de Candida spp., determina uma atividade fortemente proteolítica, o que leva a uma maior aderência às células do epitélio bucal e destruição tecidual. As proteinases de um modo geral estão envolvidas em vários processos, que incluem a formação de pseudomicélio, aderência e fenômeno "switching", que contribuem ainda mais para a patogenicidade das leveduras.…”
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