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Chronic Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2004
Vulvovaginal symptoms are common, and they represent one of the most frequent reasons for visits to physicians by women in all age groups. Vulvovaginitis is rarely life-threatening, and it is therefore vastly understudied and poorly understood. However, it is associated with substantial, albeit poorly quantified, cumulative morbidity. It causes genital
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A serologic test for vulvovaginal candidiasis

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2003
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common medical problem affecting many women in the community w1–3x. The diagnosis of VVC remains problematic. Clinical features of VVC are nonspecific, and the standard laboratory test to identify Candida organisms from a vaginal swab may take between 5 to 7 days to confirm the diagnosis. Thus, as many as half of the
J. Warmington, S.W. Tan, A. Mackay
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Antibiotic-associated vulvovaginal candidiasis

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2003
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common causes of vaginitis, and its incidence has increased markedly during the past three decades. The widespread overuse of antibiotics has been suggested as one of the major factors contributing to the increasing incidence of VVC. However, evidence supporting this association has been limited because
Jinping Xu, Jack D. Sobel
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Managing vulvovaginal candidiasis

Independent Nurse, 2010
Most women will have a candidal infection at some point in their life, writes Dr Zara Aziz.
Zara Aziz MBChB, Mrcgp, Dfsrh
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Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 2006
Abstract Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis is a prevalent opportunistic mucosal infection, caused predominantly by Candida albicans . This condition affects a significant number of otherwise healthy women of childbearing age, and it causes significant discomfort.
G. Ventolini, M.S. Baggish
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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Treatment and Recurrence

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1982
Summary: This study compares the effectiveness of 6 treatment regimens for vulvovaginal candidiasis with 6 months' follow‐up. 292 patients randomly allocated to the treatments completed the trial. Significant differences were found in the rates of recurrence within the different treatment groups.
Russell Langley, Graeme J. Dennerstein
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Ibrexafungerp for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis

Drugs of Today, 2022
Worldwide, effective management of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) continues to serve as a major therapeutic goal with numerous unmet drug treatment challenges. After 3 decades of azole drug dominance, with few recent new antifungal agents and little progress in VVC management, the first-in-class oral triterpenoid glucan synthase inhibitor agent ...
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Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

New England Journal of Medicine, 1986
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a common cause of significant morbidity in women in all strata of society affecting millions of women worldwide. Previously, RVVC occurrence was limited by onset of menopause but the widespread use of hormone replacement therapy has extended the at-risk period.
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Treating vulvovaginal candidiasis

Independent Nurse, 2015
Vaginal discharge presents regularly in practice. Suneeta Kochhar recaps diagnosis and treatment of thrush
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Vulvovaginal Candidiasis and Bacterial Vaginosis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2008
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Recent advances have furthered understanding of pathophysiology. Proper diagnosis, based on appropriate office and, in complicated cases, laboratory tests is the key to rational selection of therapy.
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