Actinomyces in the female genital tract. A preliminary report.
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Actinomyces in the female genital tract. A preliminary report.
Actinomyces spp were isolated by culture of endocervical specimens from two groups of women attending the department of genitourinary medicine of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield. The first group consisted of 78 users of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) of whom 20 (25.6%) were culture positive. The second group contained 63 women using various forms of contraception 12 (19%) o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1983
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.59.5.317