Candida – Female Genital – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, risk factors, prevalence, complications, prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect candidiasis.
• Management
  • How to manage a woman with genital candidiasis.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Make a diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
• Manage women with vulvovaginal candidiasis, including women with severe infection, pregnant women, women with diabetes mellitus, and women who are immunocompromised or taking immunosuppressive drugs.
• Manage treatment failure following initial treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis.
• Prevent or reduce the risk of recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
• Manage women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered