Vulvovaginal Candidosis

1 General Outline.- 2 The Incidence of Yeasts in Man.- 3 Genital Colonization in the Female Sex.- 4 Yeasts in Pregnancy and Neonatal Mycoses.- 5 Yeasts - Modes of Infection - Host Reactions.- 5.1 Candida albicans.- 5.2 Candida glabrata (Torulopsis glabrata).- 6 Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Candida Vulvovaginitis..- 7 Diagnostic Methods.- 7.1 Wet-Mount Preparations.- 7.2 Identification by Culture.- 7.3 Serological Investigations.- 8 Therapy.- 9 Outlook.- 10 References.- 11 Pictures.- 11.1 Yeasts from A (albicans) to Z (zeylanoides). Pure cultures and microscope slides of facultatively pathogenic yeasts and some other important species.- 11.2 Fungal Cultures in Practice.- 11.3 Suitability Testing of Nickerson's Agar.- 11.4 Some Methods for the Differentiation of Yeasts.- 11.5 Wet Preparations from Vaginal Secretions.- 11.6 Cytology and Histology.- 11.7 Clinical Pictures.- 11.8 Treatment.- 12 Subject Index.