Incidence, Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Hypermucoviscoid in a Tertiary Intensive Care Unit.

Background And Objectives: Hypermucoviscoid (hvKP), a dreaded variant of Klebsiella, so far, fewer cases were reported from the community. This study was designed to evaluate the incidence of hvKP isolates, risk factors for hvKP infections, antibiotic sensitivity pattern and clinical outcome including morbidity and mortality.

Patients And Setting: Patients who have got admitted under medical intensive care unit (MICU) and had positive culture of infections.

Phenotypic Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern to Fluconazole in Candida species Isolated from Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background: Vaginal candidiasis is a common gynecological finding among women worldwide. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) along with speciation of Candida with special reference to its antifungal susceptibility pattern to fluconazole and also to evaluate the risk factors responsible for VVC in patients attending our tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, India.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out in the tertiary care hospital in Puducherry during the period of August 2010 to September 2012.