Candiduria in children and susceptibility patterns of recovered Candida species to antifungal drugs in Ahvaz

Autor:	Zahra Seifi, Maryam Azish, Zahra Salehi1 Salehi, Ali ZareiMahmoudabadi, Ahmad Shamsizadeh
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	candiduria candida albicans nosocomial infections children Pathology RB1-214 Internal medicine RC31-1245 Other systems of medicine RZ201-999
Zdroj:	Journal of Nephropathology, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 122-128 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2251-8363 2251-8819
DOI:	10.12860/JNP.2013.20
Popis:	Background: Candiduria presents as an increasingly common nosocomial infection, which may involves urinary tract. Spectrum of disease is varying from asymptomatic candiduria to clinical sepsis. Disease is most commonly caused by Candida albicans. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of candiduria in children attending Abuzar Pediatrics Hospital. Patients and Methods: Urine samples were collected from 402 patients attending to the Abuzar Pediatrics Hospital, Ahvaz. 10µl of each urine sample was cultured on CHROMagar Candida plates and incubated at 37°C. Ketoconazole, amphotericine B, clotrimazole, fluconazole, miconazole and nystatin disks were used for determination of susceptibility. Results: In the present study, 402 patients with the age range
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