Antibiotic resistance of Gardnerella vaginalis in recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
Indian J Med Microbiol
;
2008 Apr-Jun; 26(2): 155-7
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-53658
ABSTRACT
Fifty strains of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from 321 high vaginal swabs over a period of five months were tested for their antibiotic sensitivity. Sixty eight per cent of all isolates were resistant to metronidazole while 76% were sensitive to clindamycin. All the strains isolated from cases with recurrence of infection were resistant to metronidazole. Clindamycin therapy has a better clinical efficacy than metronidazole in cases of recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
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Main subject:
Vagina
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Female
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Humans
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Clindamycin
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Gardnerella vaginalis
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Vaginosis, Bacterial
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Adult
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Metronidazole
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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