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Tests of gene essentiality in Candida necessitate serial disruption of both alleles using two different selection markers.
Women aged 45 years and older in our study were more likely to be colonized with Candida species.
Many investigators have suggested that vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) occurs more frequently in diabetics [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ] . Further, chronic recurring VVC may be a marker of diabetes [ 9 ] . Several studies report increased rates of asymptomatic vaginal carriage rates of Candida species and incidence of symptomatic infection in diabetic women, but results are inconsistent [ 5 10 11 12 13 14 ] . While some show no increase in carriage of vaginal Candida [ 5 ] , those demonstrating increased Candida carriage in female diabetes patients do not examine the effect of glucose control or diabetes type [ 12 14 ] . However, in vitro studies demonstrating impaired host response directed against Candida in diabetics support the idea of increased rates of Candida colonization among diabetics [ 4 6 7 ] . Whether diabetes leads to more symptomatic and/or more recurrent VVC episodes is a subject of controversy.
To evaluate the relationship between Candida colonization and hypothesized risk factors for vulvovaginal candidiasis colonization in diabetics, we conducted a cross-sectional study among female diabetes patients receiving care at one of two diabetes clinics.
These data suggest that behavioral factors, as well as HbA 1c , are important determinants of Candida colonization among women with diabetes.
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