Cetin Meryem, Ocak Sabahattin, Gungoren Arif, Hakverdi Ali Ulvi
Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(6-7):584-8. doi: 10.1080/00365540601148491.
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and distribution of Candida spp. within different age groups and different contraceptive methods users in women with vulvovaginal symptoms. The study included 569 female outpatients who had visited the Education and Research Hospital of Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey, between Jaunary 2004 and June 2005. Among 569 women with symptoms of vulvovaginitis, 240 (42.2%) were positive for Candida spp., of which 106 (44.2%) were C. albicans and 134 (55.8%) were non-albicans spp. The age group 26-30 y had the highest frequency of Candida spp. (23.7%). Candida spp. were isolated from 44.2% of contraceptive method users, and 37.9% of non-contraceptive users (p>0.05). The isolation rate of C. albicans was higher among oral-contraceptive users (57.5%) than IUCD users (38.5%), coitus interruptus (48.5%) and condom users (42.8%). These results indicate that factors associated with age and contraceptive method used may influence the occurrence and distribution of Candida spp. in women with vulvovaginal symptoms.
本研究的目的是确定念珠菌属在有外阴阴道症状的女性不同年龄组和不同避孕方法使用者中的频率及分布情况。该研究纳入了2004年1月至2005年6月期间就诊于土耳其穆斯塔法·凯末尔大学教育与研究医院的569名女性门诊患者。在569名有外阴阴道炎症状的女性中，240名（42.2%）念珠菌属检测呈阳性，其中106名（44.2%）为白色念珠菌，134名（55.8%）为非白色念珠菌属。26 - 30岁年龄组念珠菌属感染频率最高（23.7%）。44.2%的避孕方法使用者和37.9%的非避孕方法使用者分离出念珠菌属（p>0.05）。口服避孕药使用者中白色念珠菌的分离率（57.5%）高于宫内节育器使用者（38.5%）、体外排精使用者（48.5%）和避孕套使用者（42.8%）。这些结果表明，年龄和所使用的避孕方法相关因素可能会影响有外阴阴道症状女性念珠菌属的发生及分布。
