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Infection: Original Article

Evaluation of vulvovaginal symptoms and Candida colonization in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with canagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor

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Pages 1173-1178 | Accepted 14 May 2012, Published online: 14 Jun 2012

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