Trends in Prevalence of Yeast Species Associated With Urogenital Infection in Nsukka, Nigeria: An Overview of True <i>Candida</i> Species and Genotyping of <i>Candida albicans hwp1</i>-Heterozygous Isolates.

ABSTRACT: Pathogenic drug-resistant yeast species, associated with urogenital infections, are still not well-recognized in routine clinical laboratories. This study describes the prevalence and antifungal susceptibility profile of fungal species isolated from patients with urogenital infection in Nsukka, Nigeria. A total of 248 urogenital samples (voided urine, high vaginal swabs, urethral swabs, and semen) were cultured on specific mycological media for the isolation and presumptive identification of Candida and other yeast species. Further identification of fungal isolates was performed using conventional phenotypic techniques and molecular methods. Disk diffusion and broth dilution methods were used for the antifungal susceptibility study and determination of minimum inhibitory concentrati

SUBMITTER: Anaele EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460009 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature