Prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species among pregnant women attending a school maternity at Natal, Brazil.
L D S BrandãoDouglas BoniekMaria Aparecida de Resende StoianoffF M R da MataP R M de AzevedoJ V FernandesV S AndradePublished in: Letters in applied microbiology (2018)
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a problem that affects a significant number of pregnant women worldwide. This type of fungal infection generates great discomfort due to the symptomatology and difficulties of diagnosis and treatment. In view of the scarcity of data in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, regarding studies carried out on fungal populations of the genus Candida associated with VVC in pregnant women, this study considered relevant, the phenotypic and genotypic identification of the species, to estimate the prevalence, to determine their susceptibility to the antifungal and to correlate with signs and symptoms.
Keyphrases
- candida albicans
- pregnant women
- biofilm formation
- risk factors
- genetic diversity
- south africa
- physical activity
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- case control
- staphylococcus aureus
- data analysis
- cystic fibrosis
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- depressive symptoms
- bioinformatics analysis