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After clinical examination, vaginal discharge was smeared for wet mount, potassium hydroxide mount, and Gram stain. Those with pseudohyphae were chosen for culture, speciation, and drug sensitivity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The most common age group affected was 18\u201335 years. The most common predisposing factor was HIV infection-induced immunosuppression (48.7%), followed by antibiotic usage and diabetes mellitus. Clinical presentation of VVC was similar in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. Recurrent VVC makes up 12% of total cases with most common species being\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Candida albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      whereas\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Candida glabrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      among the non-\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Drug sensitivity pattern of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      showed the highest sensitivity to nystatin 85.7%, followed by triazoles (75%\u201385%) with ketoconazole being more resistant (40%\u201360%), and was similar in\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      and non-\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exclusion of unmarried and pregnant women and lack of follow-up were limitations in our study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>According to our study, elimination of predisposing 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