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ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidosis and Its Underlying Mechanisms: A Systematic Review.

Maria Lobo, Catarina Cerqueira, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues, Carmen Lisboa

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Review in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria LoboRISE-Health, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Catarina CerqueiraDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, ULS Braga, 4710-243 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0006-9171-1503
Acácio Gonçalves RodriguesRISE-Health, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Carmen LisboaRISE-Health, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8247-8902

Funding

Universidade do Porto Not applicable
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis (RVVC), defined as three or more episodes of vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC) within a 12-month period, is a common and debilitating condition that affects a significant percentage of reproductive-aged women, negatively impacting their quality of life. This review aimed to synthesize the most recent scientific data on the pathophysiological mechanisms triggering primary or idiopathic RVVC. Three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched for studies published between 2014 and 2024. Twelve studies were included, covering prospective cohort, cross-sectional, and case-control studies conducted in different countries. The results indicate that recurrence may be related to both intrinsic characteristics of the pathogen, such as increased virulence attributes of

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Candida specieschronic yeast infectionsrecurrence mechanismsrecurrent vulvovaginal candidosissystematic reviewvulvovaginal candidosis

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PMID40422691
PMCPMC12112908

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