A patient reports experiencing vulvar pruritus. Which assessment factor may indicate that the patient has an infection caused by Candida albicans?
A) Cottage-cheese-like discharge
B) Yellow-green discharge
C) Gray-white discharge
D) Discharge with a fishy odor
Ans: A
Feedback: The symptoms of C. albicans include itching and a scant white discharge that has the consistency of cottage cheese. Yellow-green discharge is a sign of Trichomonas vaginalis. Gray-white discharge and a fishy odor are signs of Gardnerella vaginalis.
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