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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Azoles resistance of candida species causing vulvo-vaginitis in reproductive age women at a tertiary care setting.

Ronaq Zaman, Ihsan Ullah, Humera Adeeb, Ambreen Arif

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ronaq ZamanDr. Ronaq Zaman, MBBS, MPhil. Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department, Kabir Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Ihsan UllahDr. Ihsan Ullah, MBBS, DFM, PGD EBM, HPE, PhD. Associate Professor, Institute of Pathology & Diagnostic Medicine, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Humera AdeebDr. Humera Adeeb, MBBS, MPhil. MHPE, FCPS-II Trainee, Community Medicine Department, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Ambreen ArifAmbreen Arif, MPhil. Pakistan Health Research Council, Research Centre Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Khyber Medical College · PKKhyber Medical University · PKPakistan Health Research Council · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To study prevalence and resistance pattern to azoles of candida species causing vulvovaginitis in reproductive age women. Methods: Samples were collected from Hayatabad Medical Complex from November 2018 to May 2019. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of Microbiology, Institute of Pathology and Diagnostic Medicine, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 369 high vaginal swabs were collected. Candida was isolated by vaginal swabs inoculation on Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA). Colonies on SDA were inoculated on Candida CHROM agar to identify candida species. Wet film microscopy and Gram staining were performed. Biochemical identification was done with 20C AUX. Antifungal susceptibility testing was done by disc diffusion and broth micro-dilution methods to find the resistance pattern of azole drugs. Fluconazole, Clotrimazole, Miconazole, Voriconazole and Itraconazole were the azoles drugs used. Results: Among 43%(n=158) positive candida cases, 44%(n=85) were non pregnant women while 41%(n=73) were pregnant. The Candida species distribution of 158 isolates was as follow; Conclusion:

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Broth micro-dilutionDisc diffusionHigh vaginal swabsPrevalenceReproductive ageVulvovaginal candidiasis

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PMID36415248
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