Itraconazole vs fluconazole for the treatment of uncomplicated acute vaginal and vulvovaginal candidiasis in nonpregnant women: a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Pitsouni, Eleni ^a   Iavazzo, Christos ^a   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C albicans; clinical evaluation; infection; mycologic evaluation; non albicans; vaginal candidiasis; vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN TOXICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349131325     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.786     Document Type: Review

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