Randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the vaginal use of metronidazole with a Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus) extract for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis

A 7.4% vaginal extract of the Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) was compared with 0.75% vaginal metronidazole, both manufactured by the Hebron Laboratory, for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, used at bedtime for 7 nights. The condition was diagnosed using the combined crite...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S.R.R.F. Leite, M.M.R. Amorim, P.F.B. Sereno, T.N.F. Leite, J.A.C. Ferreira, R.A.A. Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000300012