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Probiotic Supplements do not Increase the Effectiveness of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis (Suplemen Probiotik tidak Meningkatkan Efektivitas Antibiotik dalam Terapi Bakterial Vaginosis )

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Objective : This study aims to assess the effect of the addition of pro-biotic supplement to the standard therapy on the recovery of Bacte¬rial vaginosis infection.

Methods: The research was conducted by taking samples from Ob¬stetrics and Gynecology Department in several teaching hospitals of Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University. This study was an ex¬perimental study. Consecutive sampling was conducted on 50 sam¬ples, which were then divided into two groups. Group 1 received Metronidazol therapy 2 times a day for 7 days, while group 2 re¬ceived Metronidazol therapy 2 times a day supplemented with oral Probiotic of once a day for 7 days. The data were analysed by using the chi-square test

Results: There is no significant difference in the recovery of bacte¬rial vaginosis infection between the group that received the probi¬otic supplementation and the group that did not

Conclusion: The addition of probiotic supplement to the standard therapy of BV infection does not show any signifcant effect [Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 1-4: 194-8]

Keyword: bacterial vaginosis, probiotic supplement, recovery, standard therapy

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Indonesian Journal of Obstetrict and Gynecology, 1

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Jakarta : Indonesian Society of Obstetetrict and Gynecology., 2013

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