SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE VAGINITIS - TRANSMISSION FROM YEAST USED IN BAKING

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作者
NYIRJESY, P
VAZQUEZ, JA
UFBERG, DD
SOBEL, JD
BOIKOV, DA
BUCKLEY, HR
机构
[1] TEMPLE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT REPROD SCI,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19140
[2] TEMPLE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19140
[3] TEMPLE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT IMMUNOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19140
[4] TEMPLE UNIV HOSP & MED SCH,MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL LAB,PHILADELPHIA,PA
[5] WAYNE STATE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,DIV INFECT DIS,DETROIT,MI 48201
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10.1016/0029-7844(95)00174-P
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
摘要
Objective: To determine whether vaginitis due to Saccharomyces cerevisiae can be caused by exposure to exogenous sources of baker's yeast. Methods: Eight women with S cerevisae vaginitis were identified from a cohort of women referred for the evaluation of chronic vaginal symptoms. In those with high-level exposure to exogenous sources of S cerevisiae, isolates from the vagina and those sources were sent in a blinded fashion for contour-clamped homogeneous electric-field electrophoresis. Results: Four women from a cohort of approximately 750 referred patients had high-level exposures to S cerevisiae. In one of these patients, electrophoresis analysis revealed similarities between the strains isolated from her vagina, her husband's fingers, and the yeast he used in his pizza shop. Conclusion: Saccharomyces cerevisiae vaginitis can be the result of the inoculation of this yeast from exogenous sources.
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