Trichomoniasis
Oral metronidazole has been the treatment of choice for trichomoniasis. Tinidazole (Tindamax - Medical Letter 2004; 46:70), a nitroimidazole similar to metronidazole, was recently approved by the FDA for trichomoniasis; it is as effective as metronida- zole and may be better tolerated. Intravaginal treatment with metronidazole is not effective. Sex partners must be treated simultaneously to prevent reinfection.