%0 Journal Article %A Stanley, Valerie C. %A Hurley, Rosalinde %A Carroll, Carthage J. %T Distribution And Significance Of Candida Precipitins In Sera From Pregnant Women %D 1972 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 5 %N 3 %P 313-320 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-5-3-313 %I Microbiology Society, %X Summary Sera from 303 pregnant women were examined for antibodies to Candida by means of a precipitin test in gel. Three preparations derived from C. albicans, type A (mannan antigen, cytoplasmic antigen and culture-filtrate antigen), were used, each at two concentrations. Precipitins to all three antigens were found more frequently in the sera of women with mycotic vulvovaginitis than of other women. When serum precipitins were present and C. albicans was isolated from the vagina there was nearly always clinical evidence of vaginal thrush. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-5-3-313