Ingestion of Yogurt Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus Compared With Pasteurized Yogurt as Prophylaxis for Recurrent Candidal Vaginitis and Bacterial Vaginosis

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 593-596

  Shalev, Eliezer ^a   Battino, Shlomo ^a   Weiner, Ehud ^a   Colodner, Raul ^a   Keness, Yoram ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; STERILIZATION; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; YOGURT;

EID: 0030293698     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.5.10.593     Document Type: Article

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