Combined oral and topical antimicrobial therapy for male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis: Acceptability, tolerability and impact on the genital microbiota of couples - A pilot study.
Erica L PlummerLenka A VodstrcilJennifer A DanielewskiGerald L MurrayChristopher K FairleySuzanne M GarlandJane S HockingSepehr N TabriziCatriona S BradshawPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Combined oral and topical treatment of male partners of women with BV is acceptable and well tolerated. The combined acceptability and microbiological data presented in this paper supports the need for larger studies with longer follow up to characterize the sustained effect of dual partner treatment on the genital microbiota of couples and assess the impact on BV recurrence.
Keyphrases
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- hiv testing
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- open label
- combination therapy
- men who have sex with men
- replacement therapy
- deep learning
- intimate partner violence
- wound healing
- free survival
- inflammatory response
- human immunodeficiency virus
- data analysis
- double blind
- smoking cessation