Antifungal Testing of Vaginal Candida Isolates in Pregnant Women: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study in Adana, Turkiye.

ABSTRACT: Clinical and mycological data are essential for the optimal management of patients with Candida vaginitis (CV), particularly in cases of (i) azole-resistant C. albicans vaginitis, (ii) recurrent CV, and (iii) CV in pregnant women. The present retrospective single-center study investigated the antifungal activity of six commonly used antifungals against randomly selected vaginal isolates recovered from 68 pregnant women in Adana, Türkiye, including C. albicans, petite C. glabrata, non-petite C. glabrata, and C. krusei, using the disk diffusion method at pH 4 and 7. Furthermore, the antifungal activities of fluconazole and itraconazole were also assessed using the broth microdilution method. For all isolates, the me

SUBMITTER: Sucu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856381 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature