Cervico-Vaginal Candidiasis in Married Women

The present study is aimed to identify the isolated yeasts from vagina and cervix of the pregnant and non-pregnant women. the study included 100 patients (50 pregnant; 50 non-pregnant women), in addition to 50 apparently healthy women. the clinical specimen were collected during the period from december 2013 to may 2014. from each patient high vaginal and endo cervical swabs were collected, in addition to the control group. three slides were prepared from each swab for direct examination (slide immersed in normal saline, slide immersed in 20% koh wet mount and gram stained slide).the clinical specimens cultured on sabouraudʼs agar and brain heart infusion blood agar. each culture was identified to yeast species by germ tube test, chrom agar and api 20 c system. the tested women considered infected with candida spp when the culture from the clinical specimen for each contain > 10 colonies together with positive direct examination and symptoms and signs. the main isolates were c.albicans from pregnant (84.8% from vagina ; 89.7% from cervix) and non-pregnant (66.7% from vagina ; 64.3% from cervix) women. in addition to the control (50% from vagina ; 0% from cervix) group.