Oral Fungal Infection
Conditions
Keywords
Candida auris, Oral Fungal Infection, Candidiasis
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
Not required
Sponsors
Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pre-diagnosed Patients of both gender from pre-selected localities
Exclusion criteria
* Healthy individuals or individuals having no oral fungal infection individuals above 100 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of C. auris | From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020 | 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 |
| Seasonality of C. auris infection | From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020 | Number of patients recorded during different months will be the source of calculation of seasonality index of the C. auris infection |
| Drug susceptibility | From November 15, 2019 to February 29, 2020 | Antifungal drug discs will be used for assessing the antfungal drugs susceptibility |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed