Reza Faraji - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mehr Ali Rahimi - Kermanshah Diabetes Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Naser Nazari - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Medical school, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Najma Asadi - Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Ali Dehghani Dehghani Firoozabadi - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Masoud Negahdary - Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mahsa Yazdi - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences , University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Background and Aim: Nearly ۷۵% of all adult women have had at least one genital "yeast infection" in their lifetime. Patients with diabetes mellitus are risk for vulvo-vaginal candidiasis. The aim of this study is the determining species of Candida isolated from diabetic women referred to Kermanshah Diabetes Research Center (KDRC) in ۲۰۱۰. Materials and Methods: This descriptive – analytic study was performed on ۱۰۰ diabetic women referred to Kermanshah Diabetes Research Center in ۲۰۱۰. All specimens were examined under direct microscopy and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Complimentary test such as germ tube test and Sugar Assimilation Test (API) were carried out to differentiate the Candida species. Performed Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) test for Candida species isolated. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. All of the species isolate were sensitive to Amphotericin B, Fluconazole, and Clotrimazole. Results: From ۱۰۰ samples that were under experience, ۱۲% (۱۲ cases) in direct microscopy test and ۲۰% (۲۰ cases) were infected to vaginal candidiasis by cultivation on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Frequency the Candida species isolated were: C.albicans with ۶۲.۵% (۲۰ cases), C.glabrata with ۱۸.۷% (۶ cases), C.tropicalis with ۹.۴% (۳ cases) and C.parapsilosis with ۹.۴% (۳ cases). Conclusions: C. albicans was, by far, the most predominant yeast isolate. Culture of vaginal discharge should be warranted because culture technique is more sensitive than direct smear.

Candidiasis, diabetes mellitus, C.albicans, کاندیدیازیس, دیابت ملیتوس, کاندیدا آلبیکنس