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Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies
Bacterial vaginosis is a common cause of malodorous vaginal discharge. It is also associated with sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The magnitude of the gynecological and obstetrical consequences has stimulated therapeutic research and led to the testing of several ther...
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Dove Medical Press
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21976983 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S23814 |
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author | Menard, Jean-Pierre |
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description | Bacterial vaginosis is a common cause of malodorous vaginal discharge. It is also associated with sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The magnitude of the gynecological and obstetrical consequences has stimulated therapeutic research and led to the testing of several therapies. The objective of this work is to present the currently available therapeutic strategies for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and associated recommendations, and discuss the emerging therapies. |
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spelling | pubmed-31812102011-10-05 Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies Menard, Jean-Pierre Int J Womens Health Review Bacterial vaginosis is a common cause of malodorous vaginal discharge. It is also associated with sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The magnitude of the gynecological and obstetrical consequences has stimulated therapeutic research and led to the testing of several therapies. The objective of this work is to present the currently available therapeutic strategies for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and associated recommendations, and discuss the emerging therapies. Dove Medical Press 2011-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3181210/ /pubmed/21976983 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S23814 Text en © 2011 Menard, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Menard, Jean-Pierre Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title | Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title_full | Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title_fullStr | Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title_full_unstemmed | Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title_short | Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
title_sort | antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21976983 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S23814 |
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