@article{ajmr2017542,
author={{Hassan, Mohammad. H. A. and Ismail, Mady. A. and Shoreit, Ahmed. M. Moharram Ahmed. M.},
title={Prevalence of Vaginal Infection by Multidrug Resistant <i>Candida </i>Species among Different Ages in Egypt},
journal={American Journal of Microbiological Research},
volume={5},
number={4},
pages={78--85},
year={2017},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/5/4/2},
issn={2328-4137},
abstract={During 12 months¡¯ the period of study from December 2015 to November 2016, one hundred and sixty women were clinically examined for vaginal yeast infection.  Result revealed that 100 cases (62.5%) proved to have vaginal infection. The mean age (¡ÀSD) of the participants was 27.70¡À5.79 years. Most of the positive cases with high count belonged to the age group1 (19-25 year) followed by group 2 (26-30 year) representing 39 and 32 cases respectively (71 % of the total cases). Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the yeast isolates showed that <i>C. albicans</i> were the predominant <i>Candida s</i>pecies 258 cfu out of 410 cfu represent (62.9%) followed by <i>C. lusitaniae </i>(56 cfu, 13.7%), <i>C. krusei </i>(44 cfu 10.7%), <i>C. glabrata </i>(26 cfu, 6.3%), <i>C. tropicalis </i>(18 cfu, 4.4%) and<i> C. </i>P<i>arapsilosis </i>(8 cfu, 2.0%) respectively. <i>In-vitro </i>sensitivity test showed high resistance to the tested antifungals; whereas 73 isolates out of 128 (57.3%) were resistant to more than one type of tested antifungal agents, including 14 isolates showed resistance to all antifungal agents (Multidrug resistant strains). <i>C. albicans</i> represented by 67 isolates, showed resistance to one or more of the tested antifungal agents such as Fluconazole (61.2 %), Ketoconazole (56.7 %), Amphotericin B (52.2), Itraconazole and Nystatin (43.3 %). In case of non- <i>albicans </i>isolate (61 isolate) the most effective antifungal agent was Nystatin were it susceptible 65 % form <i>C. lusitaniae </i>isolates, 62.5 % from <i>C. tropicalis </i>and 60 % from <i>C. Krusei </i>isolates. The relation between risk factors, such as pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, history of antibiotic uses, and contraceptive methods, was recorded.},
doi={10.12691/ajmr-5-4-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}