29Mar 2017

SCREENING OF INFERTILE FEMALES FOR VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS.

  • 3rd Year PG Resident, Dept. of Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Medical College, Pune.
  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Medical College, Pune.
  • Tutor, Dept. of Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Medical College, Pune. Faculty, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Medical College, Pune.
  • Professor and H.O.D., Dept. of Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Medical College, Pune.
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Introduction: Infertility is a major public health problem across worldwide and in India. As per WHO, 60 to 80 million couples worldwide currently suffer from infertility. The role of female reproductive tract infection, symptomatic or asymptomatic, is well recognized. Studies reveal that Candida albicans have sperm-immobilizing property which might lead to infertility. Keeping this in mind the present study was done. Aim: To screen infertile females for vaginal candidiasis. Material & Methods: 100 infertile women were screened for vaginal candidiasis. High Vaginal swab collected from them were processed for fungal culture using conventional methods. Anti-Fungal susceptibility testing was done for all the isolates of Candida spp. as per guidelines. Results: 17% of the patients suffered from vaginal candidiasis. Candida albicans followed by Candida tropicalis were the most common isolates. None of the isolates were resistant to Amphotericin B and Nystatin while maximum resistance was shown for Fluconazole. Conclusion: There was more predominance of non albicans Candida in the study thereby showing a change in causative agent of vaginal candidiasis. Moreover since studies show sperm-immobilising property of Candida spp., infertile women should be routinely screened for vaginal candidiasis.

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[Ankana Chakraborty, B. A. Dalal, S. R. Shah, C. S. Deshmukh and K. K. Lahiri. (2017); SCREENING OF INFERTILE FEMALES FOR VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 1509-1513] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3659      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3659

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