"Metronidazole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nitroimidazole used to treat AMEBIASIS; VAGINITIS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; GIARDIASIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; and TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS. It has also been proposed as a radiation sensitizer for hypoxic cells. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985, p133), this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen (Merck, 11th ed).
| Descriptor ID |
D008795
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.640.672.500 D03.383.129.308.658.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Metronidazole- Metronidazole
- 2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol
- 2 Methyl 5 nitroimidazole 1 ethanol
Metronidazole Hydrochloride- Metronidazole Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Metronidazole
- Metronidazole Monohydrochloride
- Monohydrochloride, Metronidazole
Metronidazole Phosphate- Metronidazole Phosphate
- Phosphate, Metronidazole
- Metronidazole Phosphoester
- Phosphoester, Metronidazole
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metronidazole" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring potential of vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women for enhancing treatment for bacterial vaginosis. PLoS Pathog. 2020 06; 16(6):e1008559.
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An exploratory pilot study evaluating the supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with probiotic lactobacilli in south African women with bacterial vaginosis. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 18; 19(1):824.
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Effect of trichomoniasis therapy on genital HIV viral burden among African women. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Aug; 39(8):638-42.