Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 4 , Pages 331-335 , April 2010

Can Lactobacillus acidophilus influence the adhesion capacity of Candida albicans on the combined contraceptive vaginal ring?

  • Francieli Chassot

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Cytology, Teaching and Research in Clinical Analysis Laboratory, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900 Paraná, Brazil
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  • Daiane P. Camacho

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Analysis Laboratory, UNINGA - Unit Teaching Superior of Maringá, 87070-000, Paraná, Brazil
    • ,
  • Eliana Valéria Patussi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Mycology, Teaching and Research in Clinical Analysis Laboratory, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900 Paraná, Brazil
    • ,
  • Lucélia Donatti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, 85131-990 Paraná, Brazil
    • ,
  • Terezinha I.E. Svidzinski

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Mycology, Teaching and Research in Clinical Analysis Laboratory, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900 Paraná, Brazil
    • ,
  • Márcia E.L. Consolaro

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Cytology, Teaching and Research in Clinical Analysis Laboratory, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900 Paraná, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Analysis, State University of Maringá, Maringá, 87020-900 Paraná, Brazil. Tel.: +55 44 3261 4795; fax: +55 44 3261 4860.

Received 27 February 2009 ,Revised 10 December 2009 ,Accepted 11 December 2009.

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PII: S0010-7824(09)00529-0

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.12.011

Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 4 , Pages 331-335 , April 2010

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