Effect of Metronidazole on the Growth of Vaginal Lactobacilli in vitro

Affiliations

Jose A. Simoes: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’sMedical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Alla A. Aroutcheva: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’sMedical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Susan Shott: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’sMedical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Sebastian Faro: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’sMedical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether metronidazole has an adverse effect on the growth of Lactobacillus.

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281