Prevalence Rate of Candida Albicans Isolated from Samples Taken from Oral Cavity and Urine for Patients of Hospitals of Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Candida albicanus are the most common cause of fungal infections, leading to a range of life-threatening invasive diseases196 oral cavity and urine specimens were collected from patients, of hospitals of Zakho and Duhok cities in period from January to December 2019 including (87) oral swabs from different infected (males and females) and 109 urine specimens from different infected males and females.all samples were cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose agar (SDA).Chlamydospore formation, CHRO Magar, and with the use of Vitek 2 Compact system to ensure this diagnosis.This study aimed to identify prevalence rate of Candida albicanus isolated from oral and urine of patients for hospitals of Zakho and Duhok cities, the total rate of isolates taken from the oral swab in males and females was 43.5%, while the total rate of isolates taken from urine (Vagina of females and Urethra of male).was 54.5%,As for the swabs isolated from the skin, the total rate it was only about 2%, which we did not address in this study.The current study revealed a high prevalence of candidiasis in female more than males for urine samples and also for oral swab samples.