ABSTRACT
A variabilidade das diferentes especies de Candida sp, juntamente com as distintas respostas as formas de tratamento, desenvolveram a necessidade da utiliza tao de diferentes metodos diagn6sticos e esquemas terapeuticos. Entre as leveduras deste grupo, a Candida albicans e urn dos pat6genos mais comuns envolvidos nas candidiases mucocutaneas e da orofaringe, porem as especies nao albicans tern aumentado em numero e em importancia devido ao acrescimo do perfil de resistencia aos antifUngicos. A resistencia da Candida albicans e das especies nao albicans ao fluconazole outros derivados az61icos e descrito na literatura com freqOencia, o que torna importante a realiza tao de testes de susceptibilidade. Neste contexte esta pesquisa tern como objetivo determinar o perfil de susceptibilidade das leveduras Candida em diferentes sftios anatomicos. As leveduras isoladas da mucosa bucal e de pele foram semeadas em CHROMagar Candida, incubadas por 48 horas, a 35°C sendo posteriormente identificadas e avaliado in vitro o perfil de susceptibilidade utilizando o metodo da macrodilui tao. Entre as 25 amostras analisadas, verificou-se urn perfil de resistencia maior ao fluconazol em compara tao ao cetoconazol, sendo que 44% dos isolados de boca e 50% de pele mostraram-se resistentes ao fluconazol.
The variability of the different species of Candida sp, together with the distinct responses to treatment, elicited the need of using different diagnostic methods and therapeutic programs. Among the yeast of this group, Candida albicans is one of the most common pathogens involved in muco-cutaneous and oropharingeal candidiases, but the non-albicans species have increased in number and importance due to antifungal resistance. The resistance of Candida albicans and the non-albicans species to fluconazole and other azolic derivatives is frequently reported, which makes susceptibility tests important. Within this scope, this research has the purpose of determining the susceptibility profile of Candida yeast from different anatomical sites. The yeast cells isolated from buccal mucosa and skin were seeded in CHROMagar Candida, incubated for 48 hours at 35°C; later, they were identified and the susceptibility profile was assessed in vitro using themacrodilution method. Of the 25 samples analyzed, a higher profile of resistance to fluconazole compared to ketoconazole was noticed, where 44% ofthe buccal and 50% ofthe skin isolates were resistant to fluconazole.