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- 2018
Risk factors of vulvovaginal candidiasis in dermato-venereology outpatients clinic of Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, IndonesiaKeywords: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted by total sampling to 213 medical records of VVC patients from 869 fluor albus patients in Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Division, Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia in 2011 to 2013. Abstract: Background: Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) is one-third of vaginitis case. About 75% of women will have at least one episode of VVC. Complication of VVC can be unfavorable to impact the patient’s quality of life. Knowing its risk factors can prevent someone suffering from pathological VVC and its sequelae. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors of VVC.
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