Determinants of different Candida species infections of the genital tract in women. Sporachrom Study Geoup.

We have analyzed the differences in the epidemiological characteristics of women with different Candida low female genital tract infection.Eligible for the study were 4228 women aged 18-70 years with symptomatic low gynecological tract infection and clinical findings suggestive for Candida infection consecutively attending during the study period first level outpatients gynecological services in Italy. CHROMagar Candida method was used to identify albicans and non-albicans species and among non-albicans ones Candida glabrata, tropicalis and krusei.Out of the 4228 women who entered the study, Candida infection was confirmed by CHROMagar test in 3351 cases (79.3%): Candida albicans was identi…