Research Article

Clinical Characteristics of Turkish Women with Candida krusei Vaginitis and Antifungal Susceptibility of the C. krusei Isolates

Table 1

Basic demographic characteristics of women with vaginal complaints in this study.

VariablesC. krusei (%)
PresentAbsentTotal

Education status
 Illiterate4 (1.7)226 (98.3)2300.96
 Primary school14 (1.9)709 (98.1)723
 Secondary school2 (1.7) 119 (98.3)121
 High school5 (1.5) 338 (98.5)343
 College3 (2.4)122 (97.6)125
Marital status
 Single0 (0.0)17 (100.0) 17 0.77
 Married26 (1.8)1,418 (98.2)1,444
 Widowed-Divorced2 (2.5)79 (97.5)81
Tobacco use
 Yes6 (1.8)328 (98.2) 334 0.6
 No22 (1.8)1,185 (98.2)1,207
Alcohol use
 Yes0 (0.0)35 (100.0)35 0.52
 No28 (1.9) 1,479 (98.1)1,507

Mean ± Standard Deviation
Age 0.01
Gravida 0.2