Randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the vaginal use of metronidazole with a Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus) extract for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Leite, S R R F ^a   Amorim, M M R ^b,c   Sereno, P F B ^b   Leite, T N F ^b   Ferreira, J A C ^d   Ximenes, R A A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA INTEGRAL PROF FERNANDO FIGUEIRA   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisa Professor Joaquim Amorim Neto   (Brazil)

^d Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde and Hospital Agamenon Magalhães   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Brazilian pepper tree; Gardnerella vaginalis; Metronidazole vaginal gel

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; COLIC; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILUNCUS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; SCHINUS; SCHINUS MOLLE; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS;

EID: 84855464600     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2011007500003     Document Type: Article

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