Trichomoniasis treatment in women: A systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 553-558

  Gülmezoglu, A Metin ^a   Garner, Paul ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitroimidazoles; Richomonas vaginalis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; FENTICONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; TINIDAZOLE;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTHCARE; TRICHOMONIASIS; WOMENS' HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031877367     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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