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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2025

Vaginal mycobiome characteristics and therapeutic strategies in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC): differentiating pathogenic species and microecological features for stratified treatment.

Zimo Liu, Hua Yang, Roujie Huang, Xiaochuan Li, Tianshu Sun, Lan Zhu

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Vaginal Microbiota and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Implications.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  9. Salvianolic acid B synergizes with azoles againstFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  12. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Zimo LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-3344-2969
Hua YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Roujie HuangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaochuan LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tianshu SunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1738-6216
Lan ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric & Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Common Mechanism Research for Major Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5753-5426

Funding

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Innovation Fund for MedicaSciences 2021-12M-C&TA-008National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-A-264National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-C-060Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality L232074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUMMARYVulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a prevalent global health burden, particularly among reproductive-aged women. Recurrent VVC affects a significant proportion of this population, presenting therapeutic challenges. The predominant pathogen,

Indexed as

CandidaCandidiasis, VulvovaginalMycobiomeVaginaAntifungal AgentsDrug Resistance, FungalDysbiosisFemaleHumansAntifungal Agentsantifungal resistanceCandida albicanscervicovaginal microbiomeLactobacillusnon-albicans Candidaprobioticsvulvovaginal candidiasis

Identifiers

PMID40261031
PMCPMC12160493

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