[General and advanced aspects of treatment of vulvovaginal mycosis]. / Allgemeine und avantgardistische Aspekte in der Therapie der Vulvovaginalmykose.

In treating candida vulvovaginitis attention has to be paid to the infection itself as well as to the importance of favouring conditions. With acute or non-recurring candida vulvovaginitis topical antimycotics have proved to be successful. In case of unsuccessful therapy or recurrence or chronicity the application of an intermitting topical or oral therapy is advised for an extended period of time, during or before the general symptoms, mainly premenstrually, occur. Today, an alternative to local therapy the short term application of modern oral azoles, Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Fluconazole is suggested since no side effects are to be expected for short-time treatment. Thus adhesion-inhibitors might become a new possibility in therapy.

[Retrospective study of mycotic and other colpitis pathogens]. / Retrospektive Studie über mykotische und andere Kolpitiserreger.

We had 170 female patients with presenting symptoms of vaginal itching, dysuria, dyspareunia, burning and vaginal discharge. We performed 200 times vaginal microbial exploration on the said 170 patients, with the repetition of the procedure on 30 out of these 200 patients for the second time. We had a positive result for vulvovaginal candidosis on 60 occasions. These positive results for yeast infection can be related to the incidence of other microbial infections such as mycoplasma-, ureaplasma-, trichomonas-, gonococcal- and chlamydia infections.

The collection of arsenic oxide vapor in water-filled impingers.

The efficiency of water as a collection medium for arsenic oxide vapor was investigated. The vapor was generated by passing air over arsenolite (As2O3, s) at various flow rates and temperatures, passed through a particulate filter and then was collected in a series of chilled Greenburg-Smith impingers. It was found that the first impinger always collected at least 90% of the vapor while the remainder, within the limit of detection, was collected in the second impinger. No differences were found between water and 2% sodium hydroxide when used as a collection medium. Up to 15% of the collected arsenic may be absorbed on the walls of the impinger train; this amount will not dissolve in water and will be lost unless the train is thoroughly washed with hydroxide.