A universal combination treatment for vaginitis

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Bornstein, Jacob ^a,b   Zarfati, Doron ^a,c  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Zvulun Women's Health Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Clotrimazole; Metronidazole; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 42049096825     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111946     Document Type: Article

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