Tinidazole vs metronidazole for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211.e1-211.e6

  Schwebke, Jane R ^a   Desmond, Renéee A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; metronidazole; tinidazole

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; BAD TASTE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINITIS; VOMITING;

EID: 79952314736     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.898     Document Type: Conference Paper

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