Evaluation of Candida albicans and anaerobic bacterial co-expansion in vulvovaginal candidiasis: a cross-sectional study
Luigi Tordelli Ruda, Loris Bertoldi, Natalia Pedretti, Luca Spaggiari, Samyr Kenno, Samuele Sabbatini, Elena Roselletti, Silvia Bozza, Roberta Gaziano, Eva Pericolini, Andrea Ardizzoni, Claudia Monari · 2026
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Luigi Tordelli Ruda and co-authors ask whether a common vaginal yeast infection travels with a wider shift in local microbes, in this 2026 study. The infection is usually blamed on one yeast, Candida albicans. Yet that yeast often lives in the vagina harmlessly, which means other factors must help tip it into disease. The team checked whether oxygen-avoiding bacteria bloom alongside the yeast in women with symptoms.
Samples came from ninety-six women who were not pregnant, split into healthy, quietly colonized, and infected groups. Comparing the microbe mixes across the groups shows whether infection pairs with a broader imbalance. A co-expansion pattern would reframe the illness as a community disorder, not a single germ's fault. That shift could change how doctors treat cases that keep coming back.
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| CREATOR | Luigi Tordelli Ruda, Loris Bertoldi, Natalia Pedretti, Luca Spaggiari, Samyr Kenno, Samuele Sabbatini, Elena Roselletti, Silvia Bozza, Roberta Gaziano, Eva Pericolini, Andrea Ardizzoni, Claudia Monari |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |