Isolation, identification and serotyping of candida albicans from vaginal secretion

Abstract

According to clinical observations in the city of Alfenas-MG, 104 samples of vaginal secretion in women with suspected candidiasis were studied. 55,7% of positivity were found for Candida albicans, prevailing greater rate in black people (64% of 25 samples) than in white people, the least positive in the total of cases. The majority of the positive samples (93.1%) belonged to women within the ages of 20 and 40. The use of contraceptives, antibiotics and the presence of cervical displasy were the factors that contributed to the greatest incidence of the fungi. Of the 58 samples of C. albicans isolated, 50 (86,2%) belonged to the serotype "A", of these 37 (74%)) were isolated from white women and 13(26%) of black ones. Only 08 samples (13.8%) belonged to the serotype "B", 05 of the 08 (11.90%) were isolated from white women and 03 (18.75%) of the black women.