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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021

Josephat Tonui, Marianne Mureithi, Walter Jaoko, Christine Bii

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Josephat TonuiUniversity of Nairobi, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Marianne MureithiUniversity of Nairobi, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Walter JaokoUniversity of Nairobi, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Christine BiiKenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Microbiology Research, Mycology Unit, Nairobi, Kenya.
University of Nairobi · KEKenya Medical Research Institute · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionopportunistic fungal infections due to immunosuppression coupled with antifungal drug resistance are an emerging challenge globally. The present study examined the antifungal susceptibility of yeasts and molds from sputum of tuberculosis retreatment and relapse patients at selected reference facilities in Kenya.

methodsa total of 340 sputa samples from patients who gave written informed consent were examined. Fungal culture was done on sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA). Molds were identified by macroscopic and microscopic features while yeasts were inoculated on CHROM

resultsout of the 340 samples, 14.4% (n=49) and 15.6% (n=53) were positive for yeasts and molds respectively. Candida albicans and C. krusei were the most predominant isolates constituting 49.0% (n=24) and 20.4% (n=10) of the total yeasts respectively. Aspergillus spp. were the most frequent (22.6%) molds and isolates with MICs ≥4μg/ml on the antifungal agents were noted. All the molds except two (n=2) isolates of Scedosporium aspiopermum exhibited MICs >4μg/ml for fluconazole. Overall, molds were more sensitive to AMB and VCZ. Candida albicans had MIC

conclusionthe study demonstrates the significance of fungal colonization in presumptive tuberculosis retreatment or relapse with evidence of triazole resistance. There is need to strengthen fungal diagnostic and clinical management capabilities in susceptible populations.

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Antifungal AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Resistance, FungalFungiHumansKenyaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycosesOpportunistic InfectionsRetreatmentSputumTuberculosisAntifungal AgentsantifungalsmoldsretreatmentsusceptibilitytuberculosisYeast

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PMID34046132
PMCPMC8140672
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