Dequalinium chloride vaginal tablets for recalcitrant <i>Trichomonas vaginalis</i>: A case report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Dequalinium chloride vaginal tablets for recalcitrant Trichomonas vaginalis: A case report

Published:2024-05-14 Issue:9 Volume:35 Page:746-748
ISSN:0956-4624
Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS

Author:

Wilson Janet D¹^ORCID,Goode Deborah S¹²^ORCID,Wrench Emma¹,Astill Natasha M¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Genitourinary Medicine & HIV, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

2. Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield, UK

Abstract

Treatment options for recalcitrant Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), when very high dose systemic 5-nitroimidazole plus intravaginal therapy for over 14 days has failed, are very limited. They have poor efficacy, unpleasant side effects, and are difficult and expensive to acquire. We report successful treatment with 24 weeks of daily dequalinium chloride vaginal tablets. Dequalinium is licensed in Europe where it is readily available and cheap. It offers a safe and pragmatic alternative for recalcitrant TV.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09564624241254884

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