Candida auris is emerging fungal opportunistic pathogen in developing countries. Much studies has been conducted on Candida albicans. there was a dire need to investigate this alarming threat. Our hypothesis is that by recording the patients diagnosed with oropharygneal candidiasis and collecting clinical swab samples from these patients will be fruitful if microbiological isolation, identification and molecular characterization will be done. So this is the first study on C. auris in south punjab, Pakistan. Aim of this study is to collect epidemiological data of C. auris.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
384
Not required
Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Civil Hospital Jhangi Wala Road Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Prevalence of C. auris
patients from selected localities will be recorded along with total patients in that category, prevalence will be calculated on the record collected from specified duration of study
Time frame: From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020
Seasonality of C. auris infection
Number of patients recorded during different months will be the source of calculation of seasonality index of the C. auris infection
Time frame: From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020
Drug susceptibility
Antifungal drug discs will be used for assessing the antfungal drugs susceptibility
Time frame: From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020
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