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Curr Med Mycol. 2016 Mar;2(1):24-29. doi: 10.18869/acadpub.cmm.2.1.24.

Susceptibility pattern of .

Current medical mycology

P Badiee, H Badali, K Diba, A Ghadimi Moghadam, A Hosseininasab, H Jafarian, R Mohammadi, H Mirhendi, M J Najafzadeh, A Shamsizadeh, J Soltani

Affiliations

  1. Professor, Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  2. Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Invasive Fungi Research Centre (IFRC), School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
  3. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  4. Department of Pediatrics, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
  5. Department of Pediatrics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
  6. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  7. Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  8. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
  9. Jundishapur Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  10. Department of Pediatrics, Besat Tertiary Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

PMID: 28681009 PMCID: PMC5490294 DOI: 10.18869/acadpub.cmm.2.1.24

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Candidiasis is a major fungal infection, and

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical samples were cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar and were incubated at room temperature for seven days. The isolates were transferred to Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz, Iran.

RESULTS: Overall, 397

CONCLUSION: According to our data, fluconazole is the drug of choice for management of patients at risk for systemic candidiasis throughout the region, since it is cost-effective with low side effects.

Keywords: Amphotericin B; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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