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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932373
Karl F. Haug Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG
Einsatz von Candida-Autovaccinen bei rezidivierenden vaginalen Candida-Mykosen
Publication History
Publication Date:
18 September 2006 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Vulvovaginale Candida-Infektionen sind Infektionen der mukosalen Schleimhäute, die durch Spezies des Hefepilzes Candida verursacht werden. Eine signifikanter Anteil der Frauen, die bereits eine Infektion durchgemacht haben, erlebt Rezidive. Vor dem Hintergrund der Zunahme von Resistenzen gegenüber Antimykotika und deren Nebenwirkungen sowie der Tatsache, dass eine spezifische Impfung nicht in Sicht ist, werden alternative Behandlungsmethoden gesucht. Im Rahmen einer Beobachtungsstudie wurde bei 19 prämenopausalen Frauen mit rezidivierenden vulvovaginalen Candida-Infektionen eine Candida-Autovaccine-Therapie durchgeführt. Nach Beendigung der zweimonatigen Behandlung konnten noch zehn Frauen in die Auswertung aufgenommen werden. Innerhalb dieser Gruppe berichteten neun Patientinnen über eine Besserung der Beschwerden. Diese Ergebnisse demonstrieren eine gute Therapiealternative bei rezidivierenden vulvovaginalen Candida-Infektionen.
Abstract
Candida vulvovaginitis (CV) is a mucosal infection caused by Candida species. Of the women diagnosed with CV a significant percentage experiences recurrent episodes. As resistances and adverse effects are increasingly reported and no specific vaccination is available potential alternatives are sought. Nineteen pre-menopausal women with a reported history of Candida vulvovaginitis participated in the current study. All subjects were treated with a Candida autovaccine, which was administered subcutaneously without any adjuvant over a period of two months. Only ten of the 19 participants fulfilled all evaluation criteria at the end of the study. However, within this group nine of the women reported no symptoms of CV following a Candida autovaccination. These results suggest that the use of Candida autovaccines may be of beneficial use for women with recurrent CV.
Schlüsselwörter
Candida - Hefepilz - Antimykotika - vulvovaginale Infektionen - Resistenzen - Autovaccine
Keywords
Candida - vulvovaginitis - autovaccines - resistances
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