Key clinical recommendationLabelReferences
The etiology of a vaginal discharge should not be determined solely on the basis of a woman’s symptoms.C2,3,30
Treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy reduces preterm birth and late miscarriage.B24
Complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis should be treated with topical antifungal agents for 10 to 14 days.C7, 28
Culture and sensitivity results should be used to guide therapy in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (i.e., four or more yeast infections per year).C35