DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2019-2-2-120-125

Combination of antifungal agent and prebiotic for acute vulvovaginal candidiasis

P.N. Krotin, O.V. Kirilenko

City Consultative Diagnostic Center “Juventa”, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Aim: To assess efficacy and safety of Ecofucin^® vaginal suppositories based on the time to clinical and microbiological remission in women with acute vaginal or vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Patients and Methods: The study enrolled women aged 18–45 with acute vaginal or vulvovaginal candidiasis. All patients were subdivided into 2 groups. Study group included 36 patients who received Ecofucin^® vaginal suppositories (natamycin 100 mg plus lactulose 300 mg) once a day for 6 days. Control group included 36 patients who received Pimafucin^® vaginal suppositories (natamycin 100 mg) once a day for 6 days. Efficacy and safety of medications were assessed by gynecological examination, laboratory tests, and patient diaries. Follow-up examinations were performed at days 4, 7, and 37 (±2 days) after treatment begins (30±2 days after treatment finishes).
Results: Combination of antifungal medication (natamycin) and prebiotic in a vaginal suppository provides more rapid clinical remission and complete elimination of VVC causative agent thus resulting in active growth of lactobacilli, principal competitors of yeasts in vaginal microbiocoenosis.
Conclusions: Good tolerability of Ecofucin^® was demonstrated, no adverse reactions were reported.

Keywords: vulvovaginal candidiasis, vaginal microbiocoenosis, lactobacilli.
For citation: Krotin P.N., Kirilenko O.V. Combination of antifungal agent and prebiotic for acute vulvovaginal candidiasis. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2019;2(2):120–125. DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2019-2-2-120-125.