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

• Autores: Huamán Reyes, Ana M., Béjar Castillo, Vilma R., Sevilla Andrade, Carlos Raúl, Sáez Flores, Gloria M., Tapia Barcellandi, Mario, Guevara Granados, José M., Pareja Cuadros, Elizabeth I., Valencia Bazalar, Esther, Marocho Chaguayo, Luis, Chumpitaz Conde, Jorge, Julca Puente, Dayyana G., Abanto Diaz, Patricia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/8384
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/8384
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Candida albicans; escolares; fluconazol; school students; fluconazole

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.