ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND SPECIATION OF CANDIDA SPECIES FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SAMPLES IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN KARNATAKA, INDIA

Abstract

Rajeshwari Prabhakar Rao

Candida species cause different clinical infections ranging from mucocutaneous infection to life threatening invasive diseases. They cause secondary infection in immunocompromised individuals. Candidiasis is a common fungal disease in humans. During the last decade, an increase in the prevalence of non-albicans candida species has been noted because of increased use of azoles. We aimed to isolate Candida species, find its frequency from various clinical samples and speciate Candida using chromogenic medium

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