A patient admitted to the hospital is using metronidazole [Flagyl] 0.75% gel. The nurse understands that this agent is used to treat which condition?
a. Chlamydia trachomatis
b. Gardnerella vaginalis
c. Haemophilus ducreyi
d. Trichomonas vaginalis
B
Gardnerella vaginalis causes bacterial vaginosis and is treated with metronidazole gel. C. tra-chomatis is treated with systemic antibiotics. H. ducreyi, which causes chancroid, is treated with systemic antibiotics. T. vaginalis is treated with oral metronidazole.
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Which techniques should you perform to
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