Growing importance of urogenital candidiasis in individuals with diabetes: A narrative review
Jasminka Talapko, Tomislav Meštrović, Ivana Škrlec
Abstract
in females and males with diabetes, further highlighting possible complications such as emphysematous cystitis as well as the risk for the development of balanitis and balanoposthitis in (primarily uncircumcised) males. With a steadily increasing global burden of diabetes, urogenital mycotic infections will undoubtedly become more prevalent in the future; hence, there is a need for an evidence-based approach from both clinical and public health perspectives.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGenitourinary systemDiabetes mellitusCandida albicansUrinary systemIntensive care medicineDiseaseImmunologyInternal medicineEndocrinologyBiologyMicrobiologyAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and StudiesReproductive tract infections research