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Amphotericin B
Amphotericin B vaginal suppositories are effective for refractory infection
August 4th, 2005
Amphotericin B vaginal suppositories are effective for refractory infection. The effectiveness of amphotericin B vaginal suppositories for the treatment of non-albicans Candida vaginitis in women who failed conventional therapy was investigated by A.J. Phillips and colleagues, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Thirty-two patients were identified with non-albicans Candida vaginitis. These patients were treated with conventional antifungal agents." Ten patients had persistence of the non-albicans Candida infection after treatment. Amphotericin B 50-mg vaginal suppositories were given nightly for 14 days to this...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-04)
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