Open AccessFungal Profile of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Krishnapriya Kalaiarasan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23578.9475
Subject(s) - candida glabrata , candida parapsilosis , candida krusei , fluconazole , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , agar , agar diffusion test , vulvovaginal candidiasis , corpus albicans , biology , antifungal , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) is a common medical health problem of adult women. It is most commonly caused by Candida albicans . But there is a change in fungal profile. Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar (SDA) is the most common culture medium used where mixed fungal infection may be missed. It can be detected easily by using chromogenic culture medium.