Candida isolates from pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility in a Malaysian tertiary-care hospital

Authors

  • Siti Norbaya Masri
  • Sabariah Md Noor
  • Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor
  • Malina Osman
  • Md Mostafizur Rahman Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7072

Keywords:

Candidiasis, Pregnant women, High vaginal swab, Fluconazole, Susceptibility.

Abstract

Objective: Pregnant women are susceptible to vaginal colonization and infection by yeast. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of Candida spp in high vaginal swabs of pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility.

Methods: High vaginal swab samples received from Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia during 2011 initially had microscopic examination, Gram-staining and fungal culture. These were finally confirmed by growth in chromogenic medium (CHROMagarCandida; Difco BBL, USA) and commercial biochemical identification kit (API 20C AUX; bioM

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Published

2015-05-18

How to Cite

Masri, S. N., Md Noor, S., Mat Nor, L. A., Osman, M., & Rahman, M. M. (2015). Candida isolates from pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility in a Malaysian tertiary-care hospital. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(3). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7072

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2015): May - June 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles