Prevalence, Antifungal Sucseptibility Patterns and Associated Factors of Candidia species among HIV Positive Individuals with Oropharyngeal Infections attending Mekelle Health Facilities of Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia
Mahmud Shukur,
Atsebaha Gebrekidan Kahsay,
Haftay Abraha
et al.
Abstract:Background: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is the most common opportunistic infection encountered among human immunodeficiency virus infected patients and is considered as an independent predictor of immunodeficiency in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).Though Candida albican is the most frequently isolated species from the oropharyngeal lesions, the change in spectrum of Candida species as causative agent of oropharyngeal candidiasis and increased antifungal drug resistance among HIV in… Show more
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