Open AccessIsolation and identification of Candida species from urogenital tract infections of women in Baghdad city
Author(s) -
Alwan M.J. محمد جويد علوان,
Aziz M.M. محمد محسن عزيز
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/iraqijvm.v36i0e.404
Subject(s) - candida albicans , genitourinary system , corpus albicans , candida krusei , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , urine , candida glabrata , biology , urinary system , medicine
In order to determine Candida Species isolates that associated with urogenital infection in women,174 vaginal swabs and 66 urine samples were collected from pregnant and non-pregnant women suffering from urogenital tract infection whom visted teaching Al-way hospital during the peroid from January to October 2011. The results showed that 32 out of 174 vaginal swabs were Candida Spp positive (18.3%), high percentage was reported in June and July (25%) for each one and no fungal isolates were recorded in March .The results also explained that high percentage of fungal isolates was recorded in pregnant women (68.7%) as comparing with non-pregnant women (31.2%) .Thirty –two fungal isolates were recorded which included : C.albicans(43.7%); C.tropicals(21.8%), C.prarapsilosis(12.5%) ;C.glabrata (9.3%);C. guilliermondii(6.2%); C. capitatum and C. krusei (3.1%) for each one . Also the study revealed that 9 out 66,(13.6%) of the urine samples were Candida spp positive which included : C.albicans was form high percentage (7.5%) followed by C.tropicals(4.5%) and C.glabrala (1.5%), these results indicated that albicans and non-albicans Candida may be associated with urogenital infection in women.