Direct microscopical versus cultural method in screening for candidiasis among non gravid nigerian women.
The incidence of candidiasis in 125 symptomless, non-gravid women in Ile-Ife State Hospital, Ile-Ife, Oyo-State of Nigeria was determined by either microscopic observation or cultural methods. Among the three techniques investigated, the cultural method had the highest recovery rate with 60% of the cultures from 125 patients positive. Statistical analysis of the data (X2) demonstrated a significant difference between the recovery rates at the P less than 0.01 level. The implications of these findings were discussed in the text.
D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*