Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 259-263 , June 2006

Single-dose Sertaconazole Vaginal Tablet Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

  • Peng-Hui Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Peng-Hui Wang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Tai Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Li Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chiou-Chung Yuan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 30 September 2005 ,Accepted 11 April 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70253-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70253-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 6 , Pages 259-263 , June 2006

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