Isolation of Candida albicans causing diaper rash and its sensitivity to pomegranate peel extract

Abstract

Many types of fungi have the ability to cause candidiasis, and these fungi live naturally on the skin and mucous membranes as well as on the digestive system, where they colonize the mentioned places for all humans immediately after birth, and one of the common causes is Candida albicans that causes diaper rash in newborns. 100 samples were collected from different clinical cases, including samples (100 skin swabs from children with diaper rash who were lying in the halls of the Karbala Teaching Hospital for Children) To diagnosis of candida causing diaper rash and study of its sensitivity to pomegranate peel extract. The result was of phenotypic and biochemical tests of the isolated samples showed that 76 sample is positive for C.albicans. The alcoholic extract of pomegranate peel showed a great and high ability to inhibit all isolates in comparison with chemical antifungal.