tetracycline and Vaginitis

Topics: Acinetobacter Infections; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents; Clostridium Infections; Corynebacterium; Drug Synergism; Enteritis; Erythromycin; Escherichia coli Infections; Female; Humans; Infections; Mycobacterium Infections; Mycoses; Neomycin; Penicillins; Respiratory Tract Infections; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Streptomycin; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

A proctocol to be administered by nurses for the management of dysuria, frequent urination, and vaginal discharge was validated. In a randomized, controlled trial, 146 women were seen by both nurse and physician and then assigned to either the nurse-proctocol treatment plan or the physician treatment plan. The clinical data collected by the nurse showed no important differences from the physicians' data. The protocol recommended that 89 percent of the patients be sent home without seeing the physician. The physicians agreed with the protocol-recommended disposition in all but two cases. All patients with complications were appropriately referred to the physician. In follow-up, more than 95 percent of both groups reported symptomatic improvement, and repeat urine cultures were negative. We conclude that the protocol can be accurately administered, makes sound recommendations, is safe, and efficiently saves physician time.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Ampicillin; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Female; Humans; Nurses; Physicians; Sulfisoxazole; Syndrome; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Infections; Urethral Diseases; Urethritis; Urinary Tract Infections; Urination Disorders; Vagina; Vaginal Diseases; Vaginitis

Haemophilus somnus was consistently isolated from vaginal discharges of dairy cows submitted from field cases of vaginitis, cervicitis and/or metritis in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands during the period July 1995 - December 2000 and from the East Griqualand area in November/December 2000. The purulent vaginal discharges, red granular vaginitis and cervicitis, and pain on palpation described in these cases was very similar to that reported in outbreaks of H.somnus endometritis syndrome in Australia, Europe and North America. In all the herds involved in these outbreaks, natural breeding with bulls was employed. Although there was a good cure rate in clinically-affected animals treated with tetracyclines, culling rates for chronic infertility were unacceptably high. Employment of artificial insemination in these herds improved pregnancy rates in cows that had calved previously, but many cows that had formerly been infected failed to conceive.

Topics: Animals; Breeding; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Disease Outbreaks; Endometritis; Female; Haemophilus; Haemophilus Infections; Infertility, Female; Insemination, Artificial; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; South Africa; Syndrome; Tetracycline; Uterine Cervicitis; Vaginitis

Topics: Chlamydia Infections; Costs and Cost Analysis; Female; Humans; Nystatin; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Chlamydia Infections; Chlamydia trachomatis; Endometritis; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Salpingitis; Tetracycline; Urethritis; Uterine Cervicitis; Vaginal Smears; Vaginitis

The case of an infertile man with oligospermia and symptoms of urethritis-prostatitis, whose spouse had a vaginal discharge, is reported. Microbiological analysis of appropriate specimens revealed a strain of tetracycline-resistant ureaplasma urealyticum in both patients. Using the transmission electron microscope, it was possible to demonstrate spermatozoal heads "infected" with microorganisms strongly resembling ureaplasma urealyticum.

Topics: Adult; Chlamydia Infections; Chlamydia trachomatis; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Humans; Infertility, Male; Male; Mycoplasmatales Infections; Prostatitis; Sperm Head; Spermatozoa; Tetracycline; Ureaplasma; Urethritis; Vaginitis

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphotericin B; Bacterial Infections; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Drug Combinations; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Suppositories; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Carbon Dioxide; Culture Media; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Gardnerella vaginalis; Haemophilus Infections; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Amphotericin B; Drug Combinations; Female; Humans; Mycoplasma Infections; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

We have briefly presented practical approaches to the management of the most common disorders caused by sexually transmitted pathogens, including pelvic inflammatory disease, urethritis in men, genital lesions, vaginal discharge, and syphilis. Guidelines for the management of gonorrhea may change if penicillin-resistant strains become more prevalent. Areas which require further research include the treatment of genital herpes and the prevention of recurrences, the treatment of nonspecific vaginitis, and definition of the importance of metronidazole toxicity.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Genital Diseases, Male; Gonorrhea; Herpesviridae Infections; Humans; Male; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Penicillin G; Pharyngeal Diseases; Pregnancy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Syphilis; Tetracycline; Urethritis; Vaginitis

We have noted an incidence of vaginitis of 5 percent in women of childbearing age taking tetracycline for acne. We believe that tetracycline is a remarkably safe medication, and that the incidence of side effects from its use is low especially when instruction is given to the patient regarding its proper ingestion.

Topics: Acne Vulgaris; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

The minimal inhibition concentration of Tetracycline was tested in 177 strains of gram positive and gram negative species of bacteria from the vagina which were found to be resistant to Tetracycline in the Agardiffusion Test. 170 of the 177 strains (96%) were inhibited with a Tetracycline concentration of 512 microgram/ml. Six Klebsiella-enterobacter strains and one proteus morgaini strain needed a minimal inhibition concentration of 1024 microgram/ml. For a successful local treatment of vaginitis by Tetracycline against species highly resistant to Tetracycline local Tetracycline levels of 1000 microgram/ml or better have to be obtained. Concomitant preventive treatment of fungi for instance, with amphotericin containing drugs such as mysteclin is indicated.

Topics: Amphotericin B; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Self-treatment with antibiotics was evaluated among patients at a university health service in an 18-month period. Sixty-two students ingested antibiotics, usually tetracycline (40%) or penicillin (21%), for varying intervals before seeking medical care. Respiratory symptoms were the most common reason (40%). The most frequent drug source was residual medication obtained by prescription from a private physician for a prior illness (43%). Although self-therapy was of short duration, the negative bacteriologic cultures obtained on our evaluation in all but four patients challenged precise diagnosis. The findings indicate that inappropriate use of antibiotics by patients would be curtailed by prescribing only the exact amount needed for a given illness and by emphasizing the need for completion of the course of therapy.

Topics: Adult; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Common Cold; Female; Humans; Male; Penicillins; Pharyngitis; Private Practice; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Self Medication; Students; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Administration, Oral; Administration, Topical; Amphotericin B; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Candida; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cricetinae; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Female; Guinea Pigs; Hexachlorophene; Mice; Natamycin; Nystatin; Rats; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Infections; Trichomonas vaginalis; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis

Topics: Acne Vulgaris; Adolescent; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Female; Humans; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Acne Vulgaris; Adolescent; Adult; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Tetracycline; Time Factors; Vaginitis

Topics: Amphotericin B; Drug Synergism; Female; Humans; Tetracycline; Vaginitis

Topics: Chlamydia Infections; Female; Granuloma Inguinale; Humans; Lymphogranuloma Venereum; Male; Mycoplasma Infections; Proctitis; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Tetracycline; Urethritis; Uterine Cervicitis; Vaginitis

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Candidiasis; Chloramphenicol; Female; Haemophilus Infections; Humans; Leukorrhea; Male; Middle Aged; Penicillins; Pregnancy; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Infections; Vaginal Smears; Vaginitis; Vibrio Infections

Topics: Adult; Candidiasis; Escherichia coli Infections; Female; Haemophilus Infections; Humans; Lactobacillus; Mycoplasma Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis

Topics: Amphotericin B; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Female; Humans; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis; Vulvovaginitis

Topics: Amphotericin B; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Female; Humans; Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis; Vulvovaginitis

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Female; Humans; Organic Chemicals; Tetracycline; Trichomonas Infections; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Female; Humans; Intraabdominal Infections; Tetracycline; Trichomonas; Trichomonas Infections; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Vaginitis