Treating male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis (StepUp): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of male partner treatment for reducing the risk of BV recurrence

Treating male partners of women with bacterial vaginosis (StepUp): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness of male partner treatment for reducing the risk of BV recurrence

Abstract Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is estimated to affect 1 in 3 women globally and is associated with obstetric and gynaecological sequelae. Current recommended therapies have good short-term efficacy but 1 in 2 women experience BV recurrence within 6 months of treatment. Evidence of male...

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Main Authors: Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Erica L. Plummer, Michelle Doyle, Christopher K. Fairley, Colette McGuiness, Deborah Bateson, Jane S. Hocking, Matthew G. Law, Kathy Petoumenos, Basil Donovan, Eric P. F. Chow, Catriona S. Bradshaw, on behalf of the StepUp RCT Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacterial vaginosis
Antibiotic treatment
Couple treatment
Recurrence
Metronidazole
Clindamycin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05563-w

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