Prevalence and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Oral Candida spp. Isolates from a Hospital in Slovakia.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 58(5)2022 Apr 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1875695
ABSTRACT
Oral fungal infections are a worldwide healthcare problem. Although Candida albicans is still the most common yeast involved in the infections of oral cavity, non-Candida albicans Candida species (NCACs) have been highly related to these infections, particularly in older, immunosuppressed or patients with long exposure to antimicrobial drugs. The goal of this work was to perform a quick epidemiological and mycological study on the oral samples collected from a laboratory of a hospital in Slovakia, for 60 days. The samples' identification was performed by Germ-tube formation test, CHROMID® Candida, Auxacolor 2, ID 32C automated method, and the antifungal susceptibility testing determined by E-test®. Results confirm that comparing with bacteria, yeasts still occur in the lower number, but there is a high rate of antifungal resistance (81.6%)-to, at least one drug-among the collected samples, particularly to azoles and 5'-FC, which is clinically noteworthy.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Candida
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Antifungal Agents
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Medicina58050576
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