Treatment of bacterial vaginosis. A perspective, controlled study on efficacy and safety of intravaginal quaternary ammonium antimicrobial compounds versus clindamycin 2% intravaginal cream;LA TERAPIA DELLE VAGINOSI BATTERICHE. STUDIO CLINICO PROSPETTICO SULL'EFFICACIA E TOLLERABILITA DEI SALI QUATERNARI D'AMMONIO VERSUS CLINDAMICINA

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 109-119

  Battaglia, F ^a   Scambia, G ^a   De Vincenzo, R ^a   Distefano, M ^a   Lopez, R ^a   Masciullo, V ^a   Foti, E ^a   Scirpa, P ^a   Margariti, P A ^a   Benedetti Panici, P ^a   Mancuso, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium compounds; Clindamycin; Vaginosis, bacterial drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 7144252542     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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