A woman has a thick, white, lumpy, cottage cheese-like discharge, with patches on her labia and in her vagina. She complains of intense pruritus. The nurse practitioner would order which preparation for treatment?

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The symptoms described are consistent with a vaginal yeast infection caused by Candida. Fluconazole is an antifungal medication that is commonly used to treat fungal infections including vaginal yeast infections. Tetracycline is an antibiotic intended for bacterial infections and would not be effective for treating yeast infections. Clindamycin is also an antibiotic but is more commonly used for treating bacterial vaginosis rather than yeast infections. Acyclovir is used for treating viral infections such as herpes and would not be effective for treating a yeast infection.

A Woman Has a Thick, White, Lumpy, Cottage Cheese-Like Discharge