It sounds scary,
cytolytic vaginosis, but it really isn't.
Only a yeast infection will present with a positive swab for candida, if you have
cytolytic vaginosis the candida swab will be negative.
If you're suffering from the symptoms of a yeast infection but the vaginal swab comes back negative, you should suspect
cytolytic vaginosis.
Neither a yeast infection nor
cytolytic vaginosis are sexually transmitted, meaning you don't typically «catch» them from your partner, however sex can lead to imbalance in the vaginal and penile flora so both partners (same sex or opposite sex) can develop similar symptoms.
A yeast infection (candidiasis) is fungal overgrowth, but
cytolytic vaginosis is bacterial overgrowth.