Identification and Susceptibility Profile of Vaginal Candida Species to Antifungal Agents among Pregnant Women Attending the Antenatal Clinic of Thika District Hospital, Kenya*

Fungal infections have emerged as a world-wide health care problem in recent years, owing to the extensive use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We screened 104 pregnant women with symptoms of vaginal candidiasis in the antenatal clinic of Thika District Hospital, Kenya in order to identify vaginal Candida species and determine their susceptibility profile to commonly used antifungal drugs for treatment of the infection.