Monthly itraconazole versus classic homeopathy for the treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: A randomised trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1499-1505

  Witt, A ^a   Kaufmann, U ^a   Bitschnau, M ^b   Tempfer, C ^a   Ozbal A ^a   Haytouglu, E ^a   Gregor, H ^a   Kiss, H ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^b Hietzing Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Classic homeopathy; Itraconazole; Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LYSATE; DODERLEIN MED; ITRACONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUSTRIA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LACTOBACILLUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049113507     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02262.x     Document Type: Article

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