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http://cks.nice.org.uk/candida-female-genital#!backgroundsub:3

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14. NICE guidelines CG62. Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies 

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16. Z Ling et al. The Restoration of the Vaginal Microbiota After Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis with Metronidazole or Probiotics. April 2013, Volume 65, Issue 3, pp 773-780 

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19. NICE Do Not Do recommendation - antenatal care 

https://www.nice.org.uk/donotdo/pregnant-women-should-not-be-offered-routine-screening-for-bacterial-vaginosis-because-the-evidence-suggests-that-the-identification-and-treatment-of-asymptomatic-bacterial-vaginosis-does-not-lower

20. NHS Choices - Vaginal thrush

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Thrush/Pages/Introduction.aspx