[Vaginal infection caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1995 May 27;139(21):1093-5.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

In a woman of 26, who suffered from a vulvovaginal infection and had previously been treated for Candida vaginitis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cultured and identified. At her work she sold baking yeast. Topical treatment with amphotericin B 100 mg suppositories was successful. Microscopic examination (1000 x) of the discharge in saline showed haloed yeast cells. For treatment, oral ketoconazole or topical administration of amphotericin B or clotrimazole, in relatively high doses, may be applied. This yeast might be the cause of 'chronic candidiasis' more often than suspected, notably in women working in a bakery or a brewery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Occupational Diseases / etiology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / isolation & purification*
  • Vaginitis / drug therapy
  • Vaginitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Amphotericin B