Though oral and vulvavaginal candidiasis can be treated with antifungals, they are not without side effects and species of Candida are gaining resistance to conventional therapies. It is thus of interest to discuss whether alternative therapies such as probiotics may provide benefişt in the management and prevention of candida species.Pre and probitics provide competition for pathogenic microorganism and prevent their colonization.We discuss the use of probiotics to prevent and treat vulvaginal candidiasis.
Antibiotics,cortikosteroids,combined oral contraceptives can increase candida infection.
Multipl studies have demonstrated that probiotics may be beneficial to patients with acute vulvavaginal candidiasis treated with standart antifungals by improving symptoms.
