Clindamycin vaginal cream versus oral metronidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: A prospective double-blind clinical trial

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 1077-1080

  Andres, Frank J ^a   Parker, Rebecca ^a   Hosein, Ian ^a   Benrubi, Guy I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINDAMYCIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGE; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0026438903     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199211000-00006     Document Type: Article

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