Probiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Senok, Abiola C ^a,b   Verstraelen, H ^c   Temmerman, M ^c   Botta, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESTRIOL; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STANDALONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; RESEARCH; REVIEW; VAGINITIS;

EID: 34548864963     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006289     Document Type: Review

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