Vulvovaginal candidiasis: Evaluation of socioenvironmental risk factors in a silent epidemic

Affiliations

¹ Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal Do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
³ Laboratório CEDRO, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁴ Instituto Federal Do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁵ UNDB Centro Universitário, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁶ Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
⁷ Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil.
⁸ Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Paulo X de C Moreira et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;170(3):1399-1401.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.70114. Epub 2025 Apr 3.

¹ Universidade CEUMA, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal Do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
³ Laboratório CEDRO, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁴ Instituto Federal Do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁵ UNDB Centro Universitário, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁶ Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
⁷ Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil.
⁸ Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Recife, PE, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: candidiasis; environment; risk factors; vulvovaginitis.

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