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Abstract
Candida species is considered the main cause of most fungal disease affecting human and animals. The disease varies from simple muco-cutaneous infection to a serious dissemination which affects different organs depending on the health condition where the immuno-compromised population is the most threatened. Thereby, this study was carried out to detect the occurrence of Candida spp. and determined the most common Candida spp. isolated using culture and molecular methods. In addition, molecular characterization and antifungal susceptibility of C. albicans isolates from different sources at Sharkia province, Egypt was determined.
6.1. Occurrence of Candida species in different samples:
• A total of two hundred and eleven samples were collected from different sources including vaginal swabs from women (n=33), oral swabs from neonates (n=26), crop and cloacal swabs from chicken (n=92) and milk from cattle (n=60) at Sharkia Province, Egypt.
• Out of 211 examined samples, Candida spp. were isolated in 45.5% of total examined samples, with the highest isolation percentage for C. albicans (40.6%), followed by C. krusei (36.5%), C. parapsilosis (15.6%), C. tropicalis (4.2%) and C. glabrata (3.1%) of totally positive Candida spp.
• Out of 33 women samples, 7 (21.2%) were culturally positive and suspected as Candida spp. The isolated Candida spp. were C. albicans (12.1%) and C. glabrata (9.1%) of total examined samples.
• Health condition may have reverse effect on rates of isolated Candida spp. in women. The isolation rates of Candida spp.