Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Candida"
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Characterisation of Candida africana among pregnant women with vaginitis
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Candida africana, an emerging variant within the Candida albicans complex, has a global intra-albicans complex prevalence of 1.67% and varies between 0% and 8.4% depending on the region. It mainly causes vulvovaginal ... -
Early candida colonization of preterm neonates admitted to special care unit Mulago Hospital, prevalence, associated factors and early outcome
(2009)BACKGROUND: Candida species are the third most frequent cause of septicaemia after 72 hours of life among pattern neonates with an estimated incidence of 1.6-15% in neonatal intensive care units. Candida colonization is ... -
Laboratory Diagnosis of Candidiasis
(IntechOpen, 2022-08)The burden of Candidiasis continues to increase and so does the Candida species. Although Candida species are closely similar phenotypically, they differ from each other in terms of epidemiology, genetic characteristics, ...