Low-dose secnidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-285

  Nunez J T ^a,c   Gomez G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital Noriega Trigo   (Venezuela)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Secnidazole

Indexed keywords

SECNIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIGRAINE; OUTPATIENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; TASTE DISORDER; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VENEZUELA; VULVA PRURITUS;

EID: 14144249358     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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