Intermittent local prophylaxis against recurrent vaginal candidosis.
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Intermittent local prophylaxis against recurrent vaginal candidosis.
Women with recurrent vaginal candidosis were treated until the infection cleared and were then given one clotrimazole 500 mg vaginal tablet a month or an identical placebo as prophylaxis. Of 21 women who received placebo, 16 developed symptoms or signs within three months, compared with nine of 17 women given active treatment. Women who relapsed were treated and then given active prophylaxis on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.64.5.335