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100			_aMartha F Mushi _919663
222			_a Candida vaginitis Candida albicans Douching Antibiotic use Low social economic status
245			_aCandida vaginitis among symptomatic pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Mwanza, Tanzania
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bBioMed Central & _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _c27 November 2019
300			_aPages 1-5
490			_vBMC Research Notes Volume 12 Issue 1
520			_aAbstract Objective: This study was done to determine the patterns of Candida spp. causing vaginitis and associated factors among pregnant women attending antennal clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania. Results: A total of 197 (65.6%) out of 300 non-repetitive swabs had positive growth of Candida spp. Candida albicans 125 (63.4%) was the most predominant isolated specie followed by C. tropicalis 35 (17.8%) and C. glabrata 33 (16.8%). Laboratory confirmed candida vaginitis was independently predicted by douching practices (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.3–7.5 P = 0.007), history of antibiotics use (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.02–3.0, P = 0.04) and low social economic status (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.1–3.7 P = 0.02). About two-third of pregnant women with clinical features of vaginitis attending antenatal clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania were confirmed to have Candida vaginitis mainly caused by Candida albicans.
700			_aAmani Mmole _945661
700			_aStephen E Mshana _915820
800			_aAmani Mmole _945661
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4793-z
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