title: [Comparative study for the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of metronidazole and secnidazole in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis].
abstract: Presently study included 3 groups of 20 women with tricomoniasis demonstrated parasitologicaly for oozing vaginal, the first group received treatment with vaginal ova with metronidazol for 10 days, the second group ova of secnidazol for 3 days and the third group ova of secnidazol for 7 days. The results showed that the clinical manifestations dimanished significantly and the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis disappeared from the vaginal cavity, therefore cure was achieved parasitological in all the cases. We concluded that they are equally useful the metronidazol for 10 days, and the secnidazol for 3 or 7 days, without the presence of adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buitrón García Figueroa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalo Butrón López
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oropez Rechy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero-Cabello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; C016724:secnidazole