How many episodes of vulval candidiasis per year are needed for diagnosis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis?
High-Yield Explanation
Vulvovaginal candidiasis: *Vulvovaginal candidiasis is considered recurrent when at least four specific episodes occur in one year(or) *At least three episodes unrelated to antibiotic therapy occur within one year Ref : Ananthanarayana textbook of Microbiology 9th edition Pgno : 612