Is diabetes mellitus a risk factor in genital yeast infections?

Abstract

To analyze experimental and clinical data on diabetes mellitus (DM) related to infections with focus on vaginal mycosis. To evaluate a role of DM in the epidemiology of vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• hyperglycemia
• risk factors
• infections
• fungi
• yeasts
• Candida albicans
• Candida glabrata