title: Short-term topical treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis with the combination of 5-fluorocytosine and candicidin.
abstract: A combination of 5-fluorocytosine (1000 mg) and candicidin (5 mg) was compared with clotrimazole (100 mg) in the treatment of 112 non-pregnant volunteers with vulvovaginal candidiasis. Seventy-two (75%) of the 96 patients treated with 1 or 2 vaginal tablets of the combination product and 10 (62%) of the 16 women treated with clotrimazole for 6 days were cured. The efficacy of the treatments was assessed mycologically and clinically 1 week and 1 month after the therapy. Both treatments were well tolerated and no side-effects could be detected. It is concluded that a short-term vaginal treatment with a 5-fluorocytosine and candicidin combination is effective in vaginal moniliasis, and the brevity of the treatment is an advantage compared with others now available.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002174:Candicidin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002174:Candicidin; D003596:Cytosine; D005437:Flucytosine