Naslov
Vaginal candidiasis and glycemia control in IDDM patients

Autori
Hunjak, Blaženka ; Koršić, Mirko ; Metelko Željko

Izvornik
Diabetologia Croatica (0351-0042) 26 (1997), 1; 25-27

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
vaginal candidiasis; glycemia control; diabetes mellitus

Sažetak
The study was carried out to determine whether patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus had a higher rate of vaginal candidiasis than control subjects, and whethere there was a relationship between the duration of diabetes and rate of vaginal candidiasis. Sixty-five women with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus were matched by 59 diabetes-free control women. Vaginal samples were obtained on gynecologic examination and cultured on Sabouraud agar at 27 and 35 °C. Colonies of Candida albicans grew after 3-15 days. Candida albicans was isolated in 20.9% of all women, i.e. in 18.6% of control women and 23.1% of diabetic women. The women with poor glycemia control showed a higher rate of vaginal candidiasis than those with acceptable glycemia (32.3% vs. 14.7%), but the difference was not statistically significant. There was no significant correlation between Candida albicans isolation and duration of diabetes mellitus. No significant relationship was found between previous and present vaginal infection either.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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