Treatment of non-albicans Candida vaginitis with amphotericin B vaginal suppositories

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2009-2012

  Phillips, Albert John ^a,b   Stucky, Vera ^b   Golditch, Ira ^b   Tomsen, Tina ^b   Powers, Thomas ^b   Winch, George ^b   Wentross, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Non albicans Candida; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

CANDIDA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 20444448969     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.03.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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