Resumen

RIVERO, M; DIAZ, J  y  CENTENO, S. Frequency of Candida species isolated from pregnant patients with vulvovaginitis.. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2003, vol.23, n.2, pp.148-152. ISSN 1315-2556.

Vulvovaginitis is one of the main causes of vagina infections, being the candidiasis the most occurrences. The general objective of this study was evaluate the frequency of Candida species in pregnant patients that had characteristic symptom and signals of vulvovaginal candidiasis that attended the Prenatal Consults of Hospital Universitario "Antonio Patricio de Alcalá" of Cumaná, Sucre state, Venezuela. Sixty vaginal exudates were studied during the period December 2002 to February 2003. The samples were cultivated in Sabouraud dextrose agar and Micosel agar, the isolated yeast was identified using conventional tests, test of filamentation, formation of clamidospores and test of zimograme. From all samples, only 40 were positives to fungus. 72,50% of the positive cases corresponded to Candida albicans, followed of C. tropicalis in 17,50%, C. kefyr with 5,00%, C. parapsilosis 2,50% and C. guilliermondii 2,50%. These results revealed that the specie that obtained the major frequency was Candida albicans. The clinical manifestations found highly significant were the presence in the vagina of white discharge, no homogeneous leucorrhea and irritation. Significantly statistic association with abundant leucorrhea, moderate leucorrhea, cervical erosion, and inflammation of vagina and cervix were also found.

Palabras clave : Levaduras; Candida albicans; candidosis vulvovaginal.