Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2025; 27(1):73-87
Objective. To determine molecular biological characteristics of Candida albicans strains from patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) associated with the formation of resistance to azole drugs.
Materials and Methods. The study included 36 clinical isolates of C. albicans from patients with RVVC who sought outpatient care at the P.N. Kashkin Research Institute of Medical Mycology from July to November 2024. Species identification of Candida spp. was performed using MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry and targeted sequencing.