Should sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis receive treatment?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 448, 1999, Pages 913-918

  Potter, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Sexual partners; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032720806     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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