Abstract
A retrospective survey of 93,775 samples testing positive in Candida species-specific PCR tests performed on cervicovaginal swabs over a 4-year period demonstrated consistent yearly distributions of Candida albicans (89%), C. glabrata (7.9%), C. parapsilosis (1.7%), and C. tropicalis (1.4%). However, the species distributions among different age groups revealed increases in the percentages of non-albicans species with increases in age.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Candida / classification*
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Candida / genetics
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Candida / isolation & purification*
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Candida albicans / classification
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Candida albicans / genetics
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Candida albicans / isolation & purification
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Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / epidemiology*
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Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / microbiology*
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Cervix Uteri / microbiology
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DNA, Fungal
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Mycological Typing Techniques
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Species Specificity
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United States / epidemiology
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Vagina / microbiology*