Classification of candida vulvovaginitis

Variable	Uncomplicated disease*	Complicated disease^¶
Symptom severity	Mild or moderate	Severe
Frequency	Sporadic	Recurrent
Organism	Candida albicans	Nonalbicans species
Host	No medical diagnoses	Medical diagnoses such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, recurrent infections, immunosuppression, pregnancy

* Patients must have all of these features.

¶ Patients may have any of these features.

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