What to do with the patient with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 225-227

  Bingham, J S ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE;

ALGORITHM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANDIDA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 0032843751     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.4.225     Document Type: Review

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