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R D Catterall

Publications and source records attributed to R D Catterall.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1975

Antitrichomonal antibody in the vaginal secretions of women infected with T. vaginalis.

Vaginal secretions from 508 women were examined for evidence of infection by Trichomonas vaginalis, and for antibodies directed against this organism; 42 women (8-3 per cent.) were found to be infected. Secretions from 29 of these women were assayed and antibody apparently directed against T. vaginalis was found in 22 (76 per cent.) of them. Eight out of nineteen secretions (42 per cent.) from apparently uninfected women also contained antibody. Amongst the infected women, no correlation could be found between the presence or absence of antibody and the degree of inflammation, duration of symptoms, use of oral contraceptives, or additional sexually-transmitted disease; there was, however, a slight suggestion that low parasite counts in the vaginal secretions were associated with the presence of antitrichomonal antibody.

Antibodies↗
PubMed1971

Nitrimidazine compared with metronidazole in the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis.

A new substituted nitroimidazole, nitrimidazine (Naxogin), is compared with the established drug, metronidazole (Flagyl), for the treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis in a randomized double-blind trial. Nitrimidazine cured 39 (68%) out of 57 patients and showed no undesirable effects other than nausea in one patient. Metronidazole cured 51 (89%) out of 57 patients and also caused nausea in one patient; this cure rate corresponds with that previously reported in other trials. In the recommended dosage nitrimidazine is inferior to metronidazole, but is sufficiently effective to be useful in cases of intolerance to metronidazole.

Administration, Oral↗