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SUBMITTER: Arrieta-Aguirre I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10744653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arrieta-Aguirre Inés I Menéndez-Manjón Pilar P Carrano Giulia G Diez Ander A Fernandez-de-Larrinoa Íñigo Í Moragues María-Dolores MD
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20231127 12
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a prevalent condition affecting women worldwide. This study aimed to develop a rapid qPCR assay for the accurate identification of VVC etiological agents and reduced azole susceptibility. One hundred and twenty nine vaginal samples from an outpatient clinic (Bilbao, Spain) were analyzed using culture-based methods and a multiplex qPCR targeting fungal species, which identified <i>Candida albicans</i> as the predominant species (94.2%). Antifungal susceptibility ...[more]