The women were enrolled prospectively in separate, sequential, nonrandomized clinical trials and treated with nystatin vaginal suppository at 20 MU per day for 7 days or two 1,200-mg doses of miconazole vaginal suppositories 72 hours apart or oral fluconazole two 150-mg doses 72 hours apart or oral itraconazole 200 mg two times for 1 day.
A cannula needle is a stainless steel, hollow needle encased by a hollow plastic tube. The needle closely resembles a medical syringe tip, except that the needle isn't always attached to a plastic barrel for extracting fluids or tissue.
A thoracic vent kit has a reservoir and an introducing port and a catheter port. A removable cannula is small enough to fit in the catheter, but has an internal diameter that can accommodate a flexible guide wire. The cannula has a beveled tip and a luer threaded cap at the opposite end.