US Researchers Call for Robust Studies into Dequalinium, a Bacterial Vaginosis Therapy Common in Europe

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US Researchers Call for Robust Studies into Dequalinium, a Bacterial Vaginosis Therapy Common in Europe
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A common European therapy for bacterial vaginosis could improve US treatments.

, researchers and doctors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, College Park, urged clinical trials in the United States to determine if dequalinium chloride — an antiseptic that inhibits the growth of bacteria and fungi — is on par with or better than treatments currently available.

More than 40% of people with recurrent BV do not receive adequate treatment, according to Caroline M Mitchell, MD, MPH, director of the Vulvovaginal Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Boston.

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