Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests
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Resumo: | Causative agent in majority of VVC is Candida albicans, but infection due to non-C. albicans is common. Use of empiric antifungal therapy in Brazil due to syndromic management of vulvovaginitis could act as risk factor for increase resistance among VVC causative agents. From Mato Grosso patients, 160 with culture-proved among 404 women who had clinical symptoms of VVC, were enrolled in this study. 70 non-pregnant women and 90 pregnant women were included. Candida albicans was the most prevalent, representing 72.9% in the non-pregnant group and 92.3% in the pregnant group. Differences in species distribution were noted between the two groups, being C. parapsilosis the second more prevalent species among non-pregnant women. Susceptibility testing revealed high susceptibility to fluconazole (except for C. krusei), itraconazole, ketoconazole, and amphotericin B regardless the species (C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. krusei) analyzed. |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs testsVulvovaginal candidiasisantifungal susceptibility testingantifungal agentsCandida albicansCausative agent in majority of VVC is Candida albicans, but infection due to non-C. albicans is common. Use of empiric antifungal therapy in Brazil due to syndromic management of vulvovaginitis could act as risk factor for increase resistance among VVC causative agents. From Mato Grosso patients, 160 with culture-proved among 404 women who had clinical symptoms of VVC, were enrolled in this study. 70 non-pregnant women and 90 pregnant women were included. Candida albicans was the most prevalent, representing 72.9% in the non-pregnant group and 92.3% in the pregnant group. Differences in species distribution were noted between the two groups, being C. parapsilosis the second more prevalent species among non-pregnant women. Susceptibility testing revealed high susceptibility to fluconazole (except for C. krusei), itraconazole, ketoconazole, and amphotericin B regardless the species (C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. krusei) analyzed.Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia2011-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000400009Brazilian Journal of Microbiology v.42 n.4 2011reponame:Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)instacron:SBM10.1590/S1517-83822011000400009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDias,Luciana BasiliMelhem,Márcia de Souza CarvalhoSzeszs,Maria WalderezMeirelles Filho,JoséHahn,Rosane Christineeng2015-06-30T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1517-83822011000400009Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjm/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjm@sbmicrobiologia.org.br||mbmartin@usp.br1678-44051517-8382opendoar:2015-06-30T00:00Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)false |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests Dias,Luciana Basili Vulvovaginal candidiasis antifungal susceptibility testing antifungal agents Candida albicans |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis in Mato Grosso, Brazil: pregnancy status, causative species and drugs tests |
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Dias,Luciana Basili |
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Dias,Luciana Basili Melhem,Márcia de Souza Carvalho Szeszs,Maria Walderez Meirelles Filho,José Hahn,Rosane Christine |
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Melhem,Márcia de Souza Carvalho Szeszs,Maria Walderez Meirelles Filho,José Hahn,Rosane Christine |
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Dias,Luciana Basili Melhem,Márcia de Souza Carvalho Szeszs,Maria Walderez Meirelles Filho,José Hahn,Rosane Christine |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis antifungal susceptibility testing antifungal agents Candida albicans |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis antifungal susceptibility testing antifungal agents Candida albicans |
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Causative agent in majority of VVC is Candida albicans, but infection due to non-C. albicans is common. Use of empiric antifungal therapy in Brazil due to syndromic management of vulvovaginitis could act as risk factor for increase resistance among VVC causative agents. From Mato Grosso patients, 160 with culture-proved among 404 women who had clinical symptoms of VVC, were enrolled in this study. 70 non-pregnant women and 90 pregnant women were included. Candida albicans was the most prevalent, representing 72.9% in the non-pregnant group and 92.3% in the pregnant group. Differences in species distribution were noted between the two groups, being C. parapsilosis the second more prevalent species among non-pregnant women. Susceptibility testing revealed high susceptibility to fluconazole (except for C. krusei), itraconazole, ketoconazole, and amphotericin B regardless the species (C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. krusei) analyzed. |
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