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Effect of Antibiotics on Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A MetroNet Study

Jinping Xu, Kendra Schwartz, Monina Bartoces, Joseph Monsur, Richard K. Severson and Jack D. Sobel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2008, 21 (4) 261-268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.04.070169

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