Recurrent Vaginal Candidiasis

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Abstract
To test the hypothesis that all cases of vaginal candidiasis are associated with a "reservoir" of this organism in the bowel, paired specimens of feces and vaginal material were cultured forCandida albicanssimultaneously. Ninety-eight young women who complained of recurrent vaginitis were selected in sequence. The results showed that ifC albicanswas cultured from the vagina, it was always found in the stool. Conversely, if it was not isolated from the stool, it was never found in the vagina. These data are presented as an explanation for the recurrent nature ofCandidavaginitis, and thus a cure of vaginitis would not be possible without prior eradication ofC albicansfrom the gut. The gut-reservoir concept may well apply to other forms of candidiasis. (JAMA238:1836-1837, 1977)

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