Oral, Intestinal and Vaginal Candidiasis,  Pathogenesis and Clinical Presentation in Elbasan  (Albania)

Klementina PUTO; Naxhije HILA; Rexhep SHKURTI

Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Oral, Intestinal and Vaginal Candidiasis, Pathogenesis and Clinical Presentation in Elbasan (Albania)

Klementina Puto, Naxhije Hila, Rexhep Shkurti

Abstract :

Candida albicans is a fungus present in most of the people around the world, as well as in Albania. The study of this fungus becomes really important according to the growing problems with multiple infections in several parts of the body, particularly in the intestine, vagina, mouth, with a great impact on public health, on which this paper will be focused. Our study includes the period from January to December, 2012. The study was conducted in three stages: Taking samples from sick individuals, analysis of laboratory data and their processing. During this period, 2079 cases were analyzed, 1056 of which resulted positive with Candida. It is observed that most of the infected cases are those with intestine Candida, a total of 769 cases, or converted in 72.82%. Then, in the second place, are those cases with oral Candida, a total of 278 positive cases or converted to 26.33%, and, in third place, those cases with vaginal candida, only 9 cases pozitive, or converted to 0.85%. The study is also based in the dynamic spread according to age group , which resulted that the most affected age group was 0–15 years and also that one over 46 years, respectively 58% and 25% of positive cases. Regarding to the dynamic spread based on sex, women are more affected with Candida 52% against 48% of men. In some cases is performed mycogram.