Profile of Candida Species in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis using Conventional Methods

• Main Authors: Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, -, Dewi Puspitorini, -, Yuri Widya, -, Sylvia Anggraeni, -, Evy Ervianti, -, Sunarso Suyoso, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RL Dermatology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126419/1/5%20%281%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126419/2/Artikel%205.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126419/3/Similarity%205.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126419/; https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2018/81557/81557.pdf
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an inflammatory disease of vulva and vagina that caused by Candida sp.Candida albicans was the predominant cause of candidiasis. However, a shift toward non-albicans Candida species has been recently observed. These non-albicans Candida species demonstrated reduced susceptibility to commonly used antifungal drugs. Identification of the infecting Candida to the species level is of utmost importance for clinical microbiological services for prediction of likely drug susceptibility and to guide treatment. Conventional methods for the diagnosis of candidiasis are sensitive, low-cost, and although time consuming, are still considered the references standard for identification of yeast isolates. There were three conventional methods that is still the standard tests to identify the Candida sp. The tests are Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) thencornmeal-Tween 80 agar, carbohydrate fermentation test, and CHROM agar Candida (CAC). These tests usually give some specific colony, morphology andcolor for every Candida sp.