International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Lower Genital Tract Disease Unit, V.Buzzi Hospital, University of Milan, Italy

Publications

• Research Article   
  Improvement of Bacterial Vaginosis and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis with a New Lactobacillus Strains Association: A Pilot Study
  Author(s): Franco Vicariotto and Filippo Murina*
  
  Bacterial vaginosis and vulvo-vaginal candidacies are bacterial infections widely spread among women in childbearing age. These infections are associated with altered or disturbed vaginal microbiota, in a condition defined as vaginaldysbiosis. Restoration of the lactobacilli flora seems a promising strategy for the treatment of these pathologies. The efficacy and safety of a new vaginal composition, containing three Lactobacillus strains selected for their activity against urogenital pathogens, was assessed in a pilot clinical trial for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidacies. The study involved women with diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (30) or vulvovaginal candidacies (24). Vaginal capsules, containing the three Lactobacillus strains, were administered following one application per die for ten consecutive days. Patients received gynecological examinat.. Read More»
  

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