Abnormal vaginal discharge: What does and does not work in treating underlying causes

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 890-894

  French, Linda ^a,d   Horton, Jennifer ^b   Matousek, Michelle ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENESYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANCOBAN; BUTOCONAZOLE; CEFMETAZOLE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; MONISTAT 3; MYCELEX 3; MYCELEX 7; NYSTATIN; PAROMOMYCIN; SPORONOX; TERAZOL 3; TERAZOL 7; TINIDAZOLE; VAGISTAT 1;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CREAM; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEL; HUMAN; MOBILUNCUS; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL DISEASES; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 8144224979     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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