1. [Vaginal infection caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae]
- Author
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H C, van Doorn and F, Coelingh Bennink
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Adult ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Occupational Diseases ,Amphotericin B ,Humans ,Female ,Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,Vaginitis ,Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal - Abstract
In a woman of 26, who suffered from a vulvovaginal infection and had previously been treated for Candida vaginitis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cultured and identified. At her work she sold baking yeast. Topical treatment with amphotericin B 100 mg suppositories was successful. Microscopic examination (1000 x) of the discharge in saline showed haloed yeast cells. For treatment, oral ketoconazole or topical administration of amphotericin B or clotrimazole, in relatively high doses, may be applied. This yeast might be the cause of 'chronic candidiasis' more often than suspected, notably in women working in a bakery or a brewery.
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- 1995