Open AccessA six-year hospital-based surveillance study on burden of esophageal candidiasis in Gangtok, Sikkim
Author(s) -
Shrijana Gurung,
Tara Devi Sharma,
Suresh Madan Rasaily,
Raju Singh,
Peralam Yegneswaran Prakash
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of microbiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-4447
pISSN - 2008-3289
DOI - 10.18502/ijm.v14i4.10247
Subject(s) - medicine , candida parapsilosis , candida albicans , candida glabrata , candida krusei , microbiology and biotechnology , candida tropicalis , corpus albicans , biology
Esophageal candidiasis once thought to be restricted amongst immunocompromised patients is being increasingly reported among non-immunocompromised individuals. It is debilitating and if not treated well may cause chronic long-lasting infections. The objective of this study was to identify the various species of Candida causing esophageal candidiasis and analyse their antifungal susceptibility pattern.