A 3-day treatment with tioconazole vaginal tablets (Gyno-Trosid; Pfizer) was used in 30 patients with vaginal candidosis during a prospective, mycologically controlled study. Candida yeasts were identified by microscopy and culture before initiation of treatment and then on days 3, 6 and 28. On the 6th day, all patients had responded to the treatment and there was a 100% cure rate on microscopic and mycological examination. After 4 weeks, 83% of the patients still had relief of symptoms, although a recurrence of Candida on culture and microscopy was detected in 14 patients (46%). Seven of these were available for further assessment and, when given a second course of treatment, they were cured both clinically and microbiologically. There was no evidence of any adverse systemic reaction and local side effects were limited to a transient sensation of mild to moderate burning. Problems relating to recurrence of symptoms and reappearance of Candida are discussed.Articl
