RESUMO
The yeast flora of vagina and associated sites (cervix, urethra, perineum and rectum) in 224 pregnant and 106 non-pregnant Nigerian women was investigated. A variety of yeasts represented by 12 species were isolated. Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species in both groups, accounting for 63.6% of the isolates from pregnant women and 44.8% of the isolates from non-pregnant women. Other species of yeasts infrequently or occasionally encountered were Torulopsis glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. pseudotropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei, C. guilliermondii, C. stellatoidea, T. candida, T. etchellsii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodotorula rubra and Cryptococcus uniguttulatus. C. albicans was also the principal species recovered from symptomatic cases in both groups, followed by T. glabrata in pregnant women and C. parapsilosis in non-pregnant women.
Assuntos
Candidíase Vulvovaginal/epidemiologia , Portador Sadio/microbiologia , Micoses/epidemiologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologia , Sistema Urogenital/microbiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nigéria , GravidezRESUMO
Clinical features of a case of finger and toe nail infection due to Hendersonula toruloidea and the characteristics of the isolate are described. The isolate was sensitive to clotrimazole at a concentration of 10 micrograms ml-1. The patient responded well to topical application of a lotion of this antimycotic.
