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ArticleAfrican journal of infectious diseases2018

RISK FACTORS OF VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS IN DERMATO-VENEREOLOGY OUTPATIENTS CLINIC OF SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL, SURABAYA, INDONESIA.

Dharin Serebrina Arfiputri, Afif Nurul Hidayati, Samsriyaningsih Handayani, Evy Ervianti

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Article in African journal of infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. A Comprehensive Overview ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  3. Second trimester vaginalFrontiers in global women's health · 2024
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Challenges in Antifungal Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Dharin Serebrina ArfiputriFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Afif Nurul HidayatiDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Samsriyaningsih HandayaniDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Evy ErviantiDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVulvovaginal 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. MATERIALS AND

methodsA 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.

resultsIn 2011, 69 cases (22.77%) from 303 fluor albus patients, in 2012 69 cases (22.69%) from 304 fluor albus patients, and in 2013 75 cases (28.63%) from 262 fluor albus patients. As many as 180 (84.50%) of the patients were sexually active age group, which was 15-44 years old. Mostly patients were married (69.48%). As many as 167 (78.40%) sexual partners were patient's husband. About 95 (44.13%) patients presented with recurrent VVC. Risk factors are previous STIs 74 (34.74%), vaginal

conclusionAvoiding and/or managing risk factors is important to prevent VVC and its complications.

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Candidasis vulvovaginalisRisk factorsSexually transmitted infection

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PMID29619437
PMCPMC5876779

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