prevalence of vaginal candidiasis with different methods of contraception

ABSTRACT

This study included 110 women classified into 3 groups; 30 using oral pills, 40 using intrauterine device [lUD] and 40 using no method of contraception as a control group. High vaginal swabs were taken; smears prepared, stained with gram and cultures made on Sabouraud Dextrose agar with chloramphenicol. Isolated yeast colonies were identified by germ tube formation test, API-20 c system and morphology on cornmeal tween 80 agar. Candida species have been isolated in 22. 5% of IUD users group, 20% in pins users group and 15% in the control group. Candida albicans could be isolated in 68.2% out of 22 isolates from all cases, C. glabrata in 27.3% and C. krusei in 4.5%. Candida albicans found to be the most prevalent species in the studied groups of women