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  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "vaginal-candidiasis",
  "name": "Vaginal candidiasis (vulvovaginal thrush)",
  "category": "infectious",
  "sources": "CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021 (MMWR Recomm Rep 2021;70(4):1-187; PMC8344968), Vulvovaginal Candidiasis - Recommended Regimens, Oral Agent · Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (clotrimazole monograph)",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021 (MMWR Recomm Rep 2021;70(4):1-187; PMC8344968), Vulvovaginal Candidiasis - Recommended Regimens, Oral Agent · Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (clotrimazole monograph) · Vaginal Candidiasis - disease-level clinical article (vaginal-candidiasis-clinical.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
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        "CONTRAINDICATED in pregnancy (use topical azole instead).",
        "Caution with concurrent CYP3A4/CYP2C9 metabolized drugs.",
        "In severe/recurrent cases, repeat 150 mg dose after 72 hours."
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        "MSF Essential Drugs 2024 records no contra-indication in pregnancy, with one proviso: do not use the applicator, which can damage the cervix. Insert with a finger, not the applicator.",
        "May damage latex condoms and diaphragms.",
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        "RED FLAG - Persistent symptoms after standard treatment require fungal culture to evaluate for non-albicans Candida species."
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