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. 2009 May;279(5):625-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0765-6. Epub 2008 Sep 2.

Prevalence of Candida sp. in the cervical-vaginal cytology stained by Harris-Shorr

P C Souza  1 , Agenor Storti-Filho, R J S Souza, Edílson Damke, I C J Mello, M W Pereira, T I E Svidizinski, M E Lopes-Consolaro
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Prevalence of Candida sp. in the cervical-vaginal cytology stained by Harris-Shorr

P C Souza et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 May.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Candida sp. by cervical-vaginal cytology in patients from the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) and from the Private Network (RP).

Methods: A retrospective study on the results of cytology exams from the Souza Anatomy Laboratory of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil, from 2004 to 2006.

Results: A total of 94,203 reports of cytology were evaluated, with a prevalence of Candida sp. of 4.94% (n = 4,655), with no significant variation in the two populations or among the 3 years studied (P > 0.05). Candida sp. predominated in both populations, aged between 20 and 39 years (P < 0.0001). The bacterial flora linked to Candida sp. was of lactobacilli (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: With the results obtained, it was noticed that the socio-economical level does not seem to influence the epidemiology of the Candida sp. and pointed to a balance in terms of numbers of this agent in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.

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