Recalcitrant vaginal trichomoniasis

Recalcitrant vaginal trichomoniasis.

As Trichomonas vaginalis infects the urethra, Bartholin’s and Skene’s glands, as well as the vagina systemic treatment for trichomoniasis is recommended. The only group of drugs with safe, proved, systemic eYcacy is the imidazoles and the most widely used agent is metronidazole. When antimicrobial resistance arises it is likely to be shared across the group. Metronidazole resistant strains have...

Treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis with gyno-sterosan.

Vaginal and oral nitrimidazine in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis.

An imidazole derivative (flagyl) effective orally in vaginal trichomoniasis.

The very large number of chemical, antibiotic, hormonal, and other substances prepared as powders, creams, ointments, and solutions and applied by various means in the local treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis is a striking testimony to the general ineffectiveness of them all. Recurrence rates of 30-50 per cent. after the ensuing menstrual period are commonplace. Such recurrences are considered...

Two-day treatment with metronidazole in vaginal trichomoniasis.

Recent studies have demonstrated that the traditional 7-day course of metronidazole at a dosage of 200 mg. three times a day is not the only schedule effective in trichomoniasis (McClean, 1971; Csonka, 1971; Woodcock, 1972). It was decided to assess the efficacy of metronidazole 400 mg. four times a day for 2 days; this dosage would facilitate its administration with tetracycline 500 mg. four t...