Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Prevalence of Candida Species in the clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital

Rathnapriya N, Jazima Sulaiha S

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 Candidiasis is the commonest fungal disease found in humans. Candida albicans is the representative species. But in recent times, Non albicans Candida is gaining medical importance as it is causing persistence of infection, thus increasing the morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study was undertaken to speciate the Candida isolates from the inpatients in various Departments attached to the Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai ,using HiCrome Candida agar and conventional methods. Summary : Non albicans Candida accounted for 86% as compared to Candida albicans which was isolated in only 14%,out of 50 Candida isolates. C.tropicalis had a higher prevalence rate of 30% followed by C.glaata and C.krusei with a prevalence rate 22%.

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Rathnapriya N, Jazima Sulaiha S Prevalence of Candida Species in the clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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