Vulvovaginal candidiasis and its impact on newborns
- VernacularTitle:妊娠期外阴阴道念珠菌病及其对新生儿的影响
- Author:
Yehong GU
;
Xinghua HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pregnancy complications, infections;
Candidiasis, vulvovaginal;
Infant, newborn;
Disease transmission, vertical
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
1998;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
0.05). The fungus-carrier rate of newborn skin was 16.67% (8/48) in VVC group and 37.71% (23/61) in fungus-carrier group (P0.05; in the 48 cases who had received treatment during pregnancy, there was no neonatal diseases; in the 61 cases who did not receive any treatment, the morbidity of neonatal umbilical inflammation, diaper dermatitis and thrush were 4.92% , 19.67% and 3.28%, respectively. Conclusions Vertical transmission of VVC is possible during pregnancy. Those pregnant women with VVC have a higher neonatal morbidity.
