The four selected RCTs compared antiseptics to metronidazole or clindamycin. In two studies control treatment consisted of a single oral dose of 2 g metronidazole, in one study of a 7-day regime ...

Bacterial vaginosis is confined to an asymptomatic state in at least half of the cases. Symptomatic BV, on the other hand, is most typically accompanied by foul-smelling, profuse vaginal discharge ...