Detection of Biofilm Production in<i> Candida</i> Species from the Two Different Methods
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2022
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Galenos Publ House
Open Access Color
OpenAIRE Downloads
OpenAIRE Views
Abstract
Aim: The incidence of fungal infections has increased today, and antifungal resistance has increased in such infections. It is known that most infections produced by Candida species are associated with biofilm formation. Materials and Methods: In this study, 192 patients diagnosed with yeast cytologically in cervico-vaginal smears between September 2015 and August 2020 were investigated. Results: When all Candida species studied with Congo Red Agar were evaluated, biofilm positivity was found to be 61.4% in non-albicans Candida species and 38.6% in C. albicans. Biofilm positive non-albicans Candida species were identified as 11 (15.7%) C. glabrata, 11 (15.7%) C. tropicalis, 6 (8.6%), C. guillermondii and 6 (8.6%) C. krusei. Conclusion: In fungal infections, the biofilm produced by the agent is directly proportional to antifungal resistance and invasion of the infection. Therefore, determining the biofilm production of the causative fungus is important in planning the treatment.
Description
AYDINLI, AYDIN/0000-0003-1769-331X
ORCID
Keywords
Biofilm production, Candida species, Candida vaginitis
Turkish CoHE Thesis Center URL
Fields of Science
Citation
0
WoS Q
Scopus Q
Source
Volume
10
Issue
2
Start Page
142
End Page
146