Candida isolates from pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility in a Malaysian tertiary-care hospital

• Main Authors: Masri, Siti Norbaya, Md Noor, Sabariah, Mat Nor, Lailatul Akmar, Osman, Malina, Rahman, Md Mostafizur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Professional Medical Publications 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43990/1/Candida%20isolates%20from%20pregnant%20women%20and%20their%20antifungal%20susceptibility%20in%20a%20Malaysian%20tertiary-care%20hospital.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43990/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485290/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Objective: Pregnant women are susceptible to vaginal colonization and infection by yeast. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of Candida spp in high vaginal swabs of pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility. Methods: High vaginal swab samples received from Serdang Hosp...