title: Clindamycin versus metronidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis.
abstract: One hundred forty-three women with complaints of vaginitis were assigned to receive either 500 mg of metronidazole twice daily for 7 days or clindamycin 300 mg twice daily for 7 days. There was no significant difference in the failure rate between patients treated with clindamycin (6.1%) and those treated with metronidazole (4%). Adverse reactions were infrequent and mild in both treatment groups. Three patients who received clindamycin developed non-bloody diarrhea, which was mild and did not necessitate discontinuing therapy. We conclude that clindamycin may be a safe and effective alternative to metronidazole for treating women with bacterial vaginosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D002981:Clindamycin