Emergence of nonalbicans Candida — Sanjeev Nanda

Authors- Sanjeev Nanda, Nidhi Goel, Prabhat K Ranjan, Ritu Aggarwal, Uma Chaudhary

Publication date — 2009/7

Journal- Journal of laboratory physicians

Volume-1

Issue- 2

Pages- 53

Publisher- Medknow Publications

Description

Aims:

To know the distribution and antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida species in neonatal septicemia cases.

Materials and Methods:

In a prospective analysis blood samples from 825 clinically suspected cases of neonatal septicemia, collected aseptically, were cultured to look for the role of Candida spp. in septicemia. Candida isolates were speciated by germ tube test, Hi-CHROME agar, sugar fermentation, and sugar assimilation tests using standard protocol. All the Candida isolates were tested for antifungal susceptibility to fluconazole by the Disk Diffusion (DD) method and broth micro dilution-minimum inhibitory concentration (BMD-MIC) method using NCCLS guidelines.

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