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Isolation of Candida spp . locally from urine | ||
| journal of kerbala university | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 64-70 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Maysaa Taqe Abdul hasan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study 226 isolates of Candida spp. from urine specimens were identified and their association with various clinical factors such as age , sex , antibiotic therapy , anemia , diabetes mellitus , indwelling catheter , pregnancy and burns were analysed . C. albicans (62.7%) , C. tropicalis (23.5%) and C. parapsilosis (7.1%) were most commonly isolated from urine specimens . There was a higher prevalence of Candida species in female (70.8%) than in male (29.2%) and in age group 30-39 about (24.0%) . Associated factors frequently encountered were antibiotic therapy (84.5%) , anemia (18.6%) and diabetes mellitus . (11.1%). | ||
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