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Aislamiento de Candida albicans de hisopado nasal y faríngeo en alumnos de secundaria

2014; National University of San Marcos; Volume: 75; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15381/anales.v75i2.8384

1609-9419

Ana M. Huamán Reyes, Vilma Ruth Béjar Castillo, Carlos Raúl Sevilla-Andrade, G Flores, Mario Tapia Barcellandi, José María Guevara Granados, Elizabeth I. Pareja Cuadros, Esther Valencia-Bazalar, Luis Marocho Chaguayo, Jorge Chumpitaz Conde, Dayyana G. Julca Puente, Patricia Abanto Diaz,

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Objective: To determine the presence of Candida albicans in throat and nasal secretion in high school students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Participants: High school students from San Juan Macias School in Santa Anita, Lima, Peru. Interventions: Nasal and throat samples were collected from 102 14-17 year-old students. Samples were grown on sabouraud agar and Candida CHROMOagar and identified by chlamydospores study and metabolic tests. Main outcome measures: Identification of C. albicans yeast. Results: Candida yeast was isolated from 11 students (10.8%). A significant percentage of yeast (36.4%) developed moderate resistance to fluconazole. Conclusions: Continuous surveillance of medically important yeasts in nasopharyngeal carriers is suggested in order to be prepared for eventual infectious conditions.