Authors : Nusrat Aijaz, Kiranjeet Kaur*
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijmr.2023.003
Volume : 10
Issue : 1
Year : 2023
Page No : 18-21
Background:Candida infections are increasing now a day due to various factors.
Aims: The present study was carried out to study the speciation and antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida isolated from blood and body fluids.
Settings and Design: Blood and body fluids received in the mycology laboratory of Microbiology Department, AIMSR, over a period of six months were included. After microscopy, culture was done. The Candida spp. were diagnosed on the basis of colony characteristics, Gram staining and Germ tube testing and identification by Automated Vitek 2 system. Antifungal susceptibility testing was done by using YST08 cards.
Results and Conclusions: A total of 735 samples received, 53 showed Candida spp. Maximum Candida spp. isolated from blood 23 (43.39%), followed by pleural fluid 14 (26.4%). C. albicans were 24(45.3%) followed by C. tropicalis 11(20.75%), C. glabrata 9(16.98%) C. parapsilosis 7(13.20%). Candida spp. were sensitive to Amphotericin B and resistant to Fluconazole.
Keywords: Antifungal susceptibility, Candida albican, Germ tube test, Non albicans candida, Systemic Fungal infections