Secnidazole
Chemical compound
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Secnidazole (trade names Flagentyl, Sindose, Secnil, Solosec) is a nitroimidazole anti-infective. Effectiveness in the treatment of dientamoebiasis has been reported.[1] It has also been tested against Atopobium vaginae.[2]
In the United States, secnidazole is FDA approved for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis in adult women.[3]
References
- ^ Girginkardeşler N, Coşkun S, Cüneyt Balcioğlu I, Ertan P, Ok UZ (February 2003). "Dientamoeba fragilis, a neglected cause of diarrhea, successfully treated with secnidazole". Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 9 (2): 110–3. doi:10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00504.x. PMID 12588330.
- ^ De Backer E, Dubreuil L, Brauman M, Acar J, Vaneechoutte M (May 2010). "In vitro activity of secnidazole against Atopobium vaginae, an anaerobic pathogen involved in bacterial vaginosis". Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16 (5): 470–2. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02852.x. PMID 19548924.
- ^ Muzny CA, Van Gerwen OT (April 2022). "Secnidazole for Trichomoniasis in Women and Men". Sex Med Rev. 10 (2): 255–262. doi:10.1016/j.sxmr.2021.12.004. PMC 11019772. PMID 35153156. S2CID 246755406.
Further reading
- Gillis JC, Wiseman LR (April 1996). "Secnidazole. A review of its antimicrobial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic use in the management of protozoal infections and bacterial vaginosis". Drugs. 51 (4): 621–38. doi:10.2165/00003495-199651040-00007. PMID 8706597. S2CID 195692679.
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