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. 1990 Mar;28(3):600–601. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.3.600-601.1990

Is Candida stellatoidea disappearing from the vaginal mucosa?

K J Kwon-Chung 1, B L Wickes 1, I F Salkin 1, H L Kotz 1, J D Sobel 1
PMCID: PMC269669  PMID: 2182674

Abstract

A total of 681 vaginal isolates of germ tube-positive or germ tube-untested white, yeastlike fungi obtained from patients in various cities of the United States were tested for the presence of Candida stellatoidea (type I). Only 1 of the 681 isolates was identified as C. stellatoidea.

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