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<journal-id>1812-9528</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1812-9528</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1812-95282017000300006</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2017.015(03)06-012</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Identificación y características de Candida spp . en secreción vaginal de pacientes embarazadas y no embarazadas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Identification and characteristics of Candida spp . in vaginal secretion of pregnant and non-pregnant patients]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Araujo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Godoy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Falcón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Myrian]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Centurión]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Gloria]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rossana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Britez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública Sección de Micología - Departamento de Bacteriología y Micología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública Sección de Bacteriología Clínica- Departamento de Bacteriología y Micología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>6</fpage>
<lpage>12</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1812-95282017000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1812-95282017000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1812-95282017000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar las especies de Candida spp. aisladas de secreción vaginal de pacientes embarazadas y no embarazadas y relacionarlas con la microscopía, síntomas y signos característicos de la vaginitis causada por esta levadura. Se estudiaron 743 muestras de secreción vaginal de pacientes que acudieron al Departamento de Bacteriología y Micología del Laboratorio Central en el 2015. Las muestras fueron sembradas en CHROM agar Candida y agar Sabouraud. La identificación se hizo por macro y micromorfología, pruebas bioquímicas, auxonograma y método comercial. En las 522 pacientes embarazadas se aislaron 536 Candida spp.: C. albicans 463 (86,4%), C. glabrata 46 (8,6%), C. krusei 9 (1,7%), C. parapsilosis 9 (1,7%), C. tropicalis 8 (1,5%), C. lusitaniae 1 (0,1%).En las 221 pacientes no embarazadasse aislaron 222 Candida spp.: C. albicans 163 (73,4%), C. glabrata 31 (14%), C. krusei 10 (4,6%), C. parapsilosis 9 (4,1%), C. tropicalis 6 (2,7%), C. guilliermondii 1 (0,4%), C. kefyr 1 (0,4%) y C. novergensis 1 (0,4%). Se observó un mayor porcentaje de aislamiento de Candida no albicansen las no embarazadas (26,6% vs 13,6%). En 15 pacientes (2%) se aislaron dos especies de Candida.Tanto en embarazadas como no embarazadas el prurito, la reacción inflamatoria y la presencia de pseudohifas fueron más frecuentes cuando el aislamiento era C. albicans. Enfatizamos la importancia de la siembra de las muestras en agar cromogénico para identificar y diferenciar especies de Candida para la epidemiología y un tratamiento eficazde la vaginitis causada por esta levadura.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to identify Candida spp. isolated from vaginal secretion of pregnant and non-pregnant women and relate them with microscopy, symptoms and signs characteristic of vaginitis caused by this yeast. A total of 743 vaginal secretion samples wasstudied from patients consulting at the Department of Bacteriology and Mycology of the Central Laboratory in 2015. All samples were cultured on CHROM agar Candida and Sabouraud agar. The identification was made by macro and micromorphology, biochemical tests, auxonogram and commercial method. In pregnant patients (n = 522), 536 Candida spp. were isolated: C. albicans 463 (86.4%), C. glabrata 46 (8.6%), C. krusei 9 (1,7%), C. parapsilosis 9 (1.7%), C. tropicalis 8 (1.5%), C. lusitaniae 1 (0.1%). In no-pregnant patients (n = 221),222 Candida spp.were isolated: C. albicans 163 (73.4%), C. glabrata 31 (14%), C. krusei 10 (4.6%), C. parapsilosis 9 (4.1%), C. tropicalis 6 (2.7%), C. guilliermondii 1 (0.4%), C. kefyr 1 (0.4%) and C. novergensis 1 (0.4%).In the non-pregnant women, a higher percentage of non-albicans Candida species isolation was observed (26.6% vs 13.6%). Fifteen patients (2%) with two Candida species were detected. In pregnant as well non pregnant women, presence of pruritus, inflammatory reactions and and presence of pseudohifas were more frequent when Candida albicans was isolated.We emphasize the importance of culturing samples in chromogenic agar to identify and differentiate Candida species for epidemiology and an effective treatment of the vaginitis caused by this yeast.]]></p></abstract>
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