Boric acid addition to suppressive antimicrobial therapy for recurrent bacterial vaginosis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 732-734

  Reichman, Orna ^a   Akins, Robert ^a   Sobel, Jack D ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENT INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BORIC ACIDS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 70350765090     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b08456     Document Type: Article

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