Metronidazole in a single dose for the treatment of trichomoniasis. Failure of a 1-g single dose.

Metronidazole in a single dose for the treatment of trichomoniasis. Failure of a 1-g single dose.

To determine the minimum effective dose of metronidazole in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis, a randomised clinical trial comparing single 1-g and 2-g doses was carried out on 163 patients attending sexually transmitted diseases and family planning clinics. Seventy-two of 86 (84%) patients receiving a single 2-g dose of metronidazole were cured compared with only 42 of 77 (55%) receiving...

Metronidazole in the single-dose treatment of trichomoniasis in men and women.

Treatment of trichomoniasis with a single dose of nimorazole (nitrimidazine).

Comparison of a single oral dose of Fluconazole with Ketoconazole in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor

Background: Tinea versicolor is a superficial fungal infection caused by normal skin flora and treatable by topical and oral anti-fungal medications. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and paraclinical response and to compare possible side-effects of a single oral dose of fluconazole and ketoconazole in treatment of tinea versicolor. Patients and Methods: In this clinical trial, sixty-si...

Double-blind comparison of a single dose and a five-day course of metronidazole in the treatment of trichomoniasis.

Although there have been reports of the results of treating trichomoniasis with metronidazole 2 g in a single dose, no randomised double-blind comparison of this treatment with a multiple-dose regimen has been reported. In such a comparison, 96 women were treated with metronidazole 2 g in a single dose and 96 women with metronidazole 400 mg twice daily for five days. Forty-eight of 52 women fol...