@article{MAKHILLRJMS20137411903,
    title = {Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Women in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {7},
    number = {4},
    pages = {86-89},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2013.86.89},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2013.86.89},
    author = {Hani Saleh},
    keywords = {Vulvovaginal candidiasis,Candida albicans,Candida species,moist,vaginal},
    abstract = {The most common reason for women to visit their gynecologist 
  is Vaginitis and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) is a common cause of vaginal 
  infection in these women. The most common cause of fungal infections are caused 
  by <I>Candida</I> sp. which can lead to a range of life-threatening invasive 
  infections as well as non-life-threatening mucocutaneous diseases. Among the 
  <I>Candida</I> sp., <I>Candida albicans</I> is the most common. <I>Candida albicans</I> 
  is a commensal that colonizes the skin, gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts. 
  In addition to <I>C. albicans</I>, non-<I>C. albicans</I> can also colonize 
  mucocutaneous surfaces and are also emerging as pathogen. Certain vaginal infections 
  can also be a risk for acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus. A total of 
  491 vaginal swabs were collected from all the women who participated in the 
  study. The age of the patients was from 20-45 years with a mean age of 33 years. 
  Two vaginal swabs were collected from each patient and transported to the microbiology 
  laboratory for processing. The one swab was used for microscopy for wet preparation 
  and gram stain while the other one was used for culture onto Sabouraud&#146;s 
  dextrose agar and incubated at 37&deg;C for 24-48 h to see a growth of creamy, 
  greyish moist colonies. Of the 225 positive swabs on culture, 163/225 (72.4%) 
  were positive for <I>Candida albicans</I> while 62/225(27.6%) were found to 
  be <I>Candida</I> species. Of the 62 that were found to be <I>Candida</I> species, 
  37/62 (16.4%) were <I>Candida glabrata</I>, 16/62 (7.1%) were <I>Candida tropicalis</I> 
  and 9/62 (4.1%) were <I>Candida krusei</I>. Of the 161 pregnant women, 120/161 
  (74.5%) were positive for <I>Candida albicans</I>, 25/161 (15.5%) had <I>Candida 
  glabrata</I>, 10/161 (6.2%) <I>Candida tropicalis</I> and 6/161 (3.7%) were 
  infected with <I>Candida krusei</I>. In conclusion, VVC caused by <I>C. albicans</I> 
  as well as non-albicans species of Candida is highly prevalent in the population 
  in Makkah city.}
    }