Bacterial vaginosis, which is caused by bacteria overgrowing in the vagina, can be hard to treat, with women often ...

This technology could lead to a future where vaccines could be simply rubbed onto the skin like creams. This would eliminate ... of bioengineering. Some bacteria, like harmless Staphylococcus ...

the male partner took the oral antibiotic and applied an antibiotic cream to the skin of the penis for seven days. In the women-only treatment group, 43 out of 68 developed bacterial vaginosis ...

Bacterial vaginosis affects one third of reproductive ... treatment (metronidazole 400-mg tablets and 2% clindamycin cream applied to penile skin, both twice daily for 7 days).