WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2008: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic yeast infection

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic yeast infection

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:22:40 -0600 (CST)

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Shonuff Squatty

Very rare, and I would recommend the NP look for bacterial imbalances since all the yeasts were negative...Dr. von Almen

At Tue, 23 Dec 2008, Shonuff Squatty wrote: >
>I have had a vaginal yeast infection since September. After multiple
>unsuccessful treatments, both OTC and Diflucan, I had a culture taken
>just before Thanksgiving. The nurse practitioner who has been treating
>me had the lab check for candida albicans, tropicalis, parapsilosis and
>glabrata. All came back negative.
>
>Soon I'm going back for a new culture. Based on my non-expert Internet
>research, I should at the very least have them check for candida krusei.
>However, I've read in a couple of places that krusei is very serious -
>even fatal - if it gets into the bloodstream. How likely is it for a
>vaginal yeast infection to end up in the bloodstream? How worried should
>I be?
>
>And any suggestions about other yeast species I should have the lab look
>for?
>
>Thanks.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.

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