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<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Vulvovaginal candidasis (VVC) is a common disease. The majority of cases is caused by <jats:italic>Candida albicans</jats:italic>, but in recent years an increase has been observed in the frequency of non‐<jats:italic>albicans Candida</jats:italic> infections, especially due to <jats:italic>C. glabrata</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. tropicalis</jats:italic>. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of non‐<jats:italic>albicans Candida</jats:italic> infections in patients suffering from VVC. Therefore, the statistical data of culture‐confirmed VVC ascertained at the Institute of Hygiene (Medical University Graz) have been studied. Altogether, 10 463 samples from patients with vulvovaginal complaints were analysed in the years 2000–2004, a number of 3184 proved to be culture‐positive for yeast. <jats:italic>Candida albicans</jats:italic> was the most prevalent cause in 87.9% of all cases. Non‐<jats:italic>albicans Candida</jats:italic> yeast were detected in 12.1%, mainly <jats:italic>C. glabrata</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</jats:italic>. During a 1‐year period 185 patients showed more than one episode of VVC. Patients aged 21–40 years were significantly more prone to suffer from VVC compared with other age‐related groups.</jats:p>