Isolation and identification Candida vulvovaginitis in women referred to health centers of Arak City and antifungal activity of Equisetum arvense and Quercus on Candida albicans

This study investigated 152 patients suspicious of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Seventy-five isolates were identified from 152 isolates ofCandida albicans, and 55 yeast isolates were identified as non-albicans (Candida krusei,Candida glabrata, andCandida tropicalis), and 22 yeast isolates were unidentified. In broth microdilution method,MIC50 was reported as 12.5  μl/ml inCandida albicans forEquisetum arvense andQuercus, and MFC was reported as 25  μl/ml for both plants. In this research, isolation ofCandida albicans species is more than that of non-albicans species.
Source: Comparative Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research