Is vulvovaginal candidiasis an AIDS-related illness? Journal Article


Author: White, M. H.
Article Title: Is vulvovaginal candidiasis an AIDS-related illness?
Abstract: Early in the AIDS epidemic, retrospective studies reported that vaginal candidiasis occurred more frequently in women who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than in those who were not infected. Some investigators suggested that new onset or recurrent vaginal candidiasis might identify HIV-infected individuals and predict the course of AIDS in women already known to be infected. In this article, studies of vaginal candidiasis in HIV-infected women are examined, and several observations are made. First, early studies were small and likely reflected biased populations. Second, adherence to previously accepted diagnostic criteria for vaginal candidiasis was not consistent in these studies. Finally, conclusions about the increased risk of recurrent or chronic candidal vaginitis in HIV-infected women have been promulgated in the medical literature and may have influenced clinical practice even though such statements are not supported epidemiologically. Prospective trials with uninfected community controls should determine the true impact of HIV infection on vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Keywords: human tissue; human cell; conference paper; recurrence risk; disease association; risk factors; recurrence; prediction; risk assessment; human immunodeficiency virus; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; esophagus disease; infection risk; aids-related opportunistic infections; humans; human; female; priority journal; vagina candidiasis; candidiasis, vulvovaginal
Journal Title: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume: 22
Issue: Suppl. 2
ISSN: 1058-4838
Publisher: Oxford University Press  
Date Published: 1996-05-01
Start Page: S124
End Page: S127
Language: English
PUBMED: 8722839
PROVIDER: scopus
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.Supplement_2.S124
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Notes: Conference Paper -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus
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