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<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\';\">Abstract</span></strong></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\';\">Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an oppertunistic mucosal infection caused by varies candida species that affects large number of healthy women of childbearing age. It is estimated that 75% of women will experience at least one episode in their lifetime. candida albicans is a dimorphic commensal organism of urogenital tract and has been identified as main pathogenic agent in VVC, accounting for approximately 85-90% of patient with positive cultures. A prospective study of female genital swabs collected from gynecological clinic &amp; analysed for microscopy, culture, speciallized test. Most common VVC caused by candida albicans &amp; non albican species were also detected like candida tropicalis, candida glabrata in 50 samples collected from pregnant &amp; non pregnant women. Microscopic analysis was performed by 10% KOH wet preperation technique &amp; gram staining. Sabouraud dextrose broth was used as primary growth medium &amp; than candida species were identified by growth on HiCrome candida speciallized medium. further identification was done by special test- germ tube formation, &nbsp;chlamydospore production test, carbohydrate assimilation &amp; fermentation test.</span></em></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\';\">Key words</span></strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \'Times New Roman\',\'serif\';\">: VVC, Germ tube formation, chlamydospore production</span></p>
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