Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

Urinary Tract Candidiasis: Albicans and Non-Albicans

Dr. Nikhil Mathur, Dr. Ghanshyam Soni, Dr. Charu Sharma, Dr. Deepmala Nahar

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Background: Urinary candidiasis is one of the most confusing forms of candidiasis since the differentiation between colonization and real infection is difficult to make. Material and Method: A total 1270 urine samples were collected and processed over a period of one year. Candida isolated were further identified and characterized using standard techniques on the basis of Gram staining, Germ Tube Test, Culture on CHROM agar. Result: Out of 1270 urine samples, Candida was grown in 13%. Growth of C.albicans was observed in 61.81%.Most common age group involved was more than 60 years. Among the culture positive samples 55.15% were males and 44.85% were females. Germ tube test was approximately 87% accurate in comparison with the CHROMagar for identifying C.albicans. Conclusion: The precise (species-level) identification of Candida spp. may become necessary in complicated cases to aid the decision on antifungal therapy.

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URINARY TRACT CANDIDIASIS: ALBICANS AND NON-ALBICANS, Dr. Nikhil Mathur, Dr. Ghanshyam Soni, Dr. Charu Sharma, Dr. Deepmala Nahar GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020


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