Prevalence of <i>Candida glabrata</i> and Its Response to Boric Acid Vaginal Suppositories in Comparison With Oral Fluconazole in Patients With Diabetes and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

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Authors

Debarti Ray · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Ravinder Goswami · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Uma Banerjee · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Vatsla Dadhwal · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Deepti Goswami · Maulana Azad Medical College

Piyali Mandal · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Vishnubhatla Sreenivas

Abstract

Diabetic women with C. glabrata VVC show higher mycological cure with boric acid vaginal suppositories given for 14 days in comparison with single-dose oral 150-mg fluconazole.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Medical and Biological Ozone Research Reproductive tract infections research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 312-317

DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1469

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