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Suggest Alternative Treatment For Bacterial Vaginosis

Posted on Mon, 3 Nov 2014

Question: What happens if tinidazole 500mg for s wk does not work for bacteria vaganoisi or gardenalla. And if metronidazole is given for 5dys an does not work. What is usually next course if treatment

Answered by Dr. Vidya KR (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Alternative regimens

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

I went through your query and understood your concerns.

Tinidazole 2 g orally once daily for 2 days
OR
Tinidazole 1 g orally once daily for 5 days
OR
Clindamycin 300 mg orally twice daily for 7 days
OR
Clindamycin ovules 100 mg intravaginally once at bedtime for 3 days

These are alternative regimen for vaginosis

Hope I answered your query. Feel free to ask further related query.

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