The Journal of international medical research
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Twenty patients with documented T. vaginalis infections, six of whom were simultaneously infected with C. albicans and one with G. vaginalis, were treated topically (intravaginally) once daily with 5 g of 2% tioconazole vaginal cream (Trosyd, Pfizer) for 3 consecutive days in an open, non-comparative study. At the first follow-up visit (about 7 days post-treatment), 95% (19/20) of the patients were cured; 95% (18/19) of patients remained cured with respect to the baseline infection at the long-term follow-up (2 months post-treatment) visit, and one patient had a reinfection or relapse with T. vaginalis. Only one patient reported a side-effect, a mild vaginal burning which disappeared with continued treatment. It was concluded that tioconazole 2% vaginal cream is safe and effective for the treatment of T. vaginalis and mixed vaginal infections.