Abstract
A double-blind study was conducted comparing a 3-day (200 mg once a day for 3 consecutive days) treatment with a 6-day (100 mg once a day for 6 consecutive days) treatment of clotrimazole inpatients with vaginal mycoses.
Two days after therapy, fungal eradication was achieved in 87·7% of the patients who received 3-day therapy and 89·1% of patients who received 6-day therapy.
With regard to the clinical assessment, 2 days after therapy the symptoms had disappeared in 54·4%, improved in 42·1%, were unchanged in 1·8%, and aggravated in 1·8% of the 3-day therapy group. The corresponding values in the 6-day group were 63·6%, 34·5%, 1·8% and 0%.
Reappearance of fungi was found 2 weeks after therapy in 15·6% of the 3-day treatment group and 8·7% of the 6-day treatment group. No adverse reactions were seen in either group which necessitated the discontinuation of therapy.
There were no statistical differences between any of the above results and it is therefore concluded that 3-day clotrimazole therapy is an effective treatment for primary vaginal mycosis.
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