Open AccessPhenotypic Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern to Fluconazole in Candida species Isolated from Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Latha Ragunathan,
G.K Poongothai,
Annie Rofeena Sinazer,
Kavitha Kannaiyan,
H. Gurumurthy,
Nirmala Jaget,
Sethumadhavan Kuthalaramalingam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7434.4311
Subject(s) - fluconazole , candida parapsilosis , vaginal discharge , medicine , vulvovaginal candidiasis , gram staining , candida albicans , candida glabrata , candida tropicalis , tertiary care , obstetrics and gynaecology , corpus albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , biology , obstetrics , dermatology , pregnancy , antibiotics , genetics
Vaginal candidiasis is a common gynecological finding among women worldwide. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) along with speciation of Candida with special reference to its antifungal susceptibility pattern to fluconazole and also to evaluate the risk factors responsible for VVC in patients attending our tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, India.