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• Published Subscription 4 Sep 2012

  Fluconazole Resistance among Candida species Causing Vulvovaginitis

  By Nidhi Goel, Deep Gagneja, Uma Chaudhary, Ritu Agarwal

  Abstract: Yeasts have emerged as a prominent cause of vaginal infections in community and hospitalized patients. Majority of cases of Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) are caused by Candida albicans however, episodes due to non-albicans Candida appear to be increasing in the recent years leading to increase medical concern. Most non-albicans Candida species have higher minimum-inhibitory concentration (MIC) to fluconazole and infections caused by these species are often difficult to treat. This study …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2012 Read article →