Female pelvic actinomycosis and intrauterine contraceptive devices
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Pelvic actinomycosis and usage of intrauterine contraceptive devices.
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is one of the most commonly encountered serious infectious disease entities in gynecology. The past decade has witnessed many advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of PID. It is now evident that such pelvic infections are largely polymicrobial in origin, with major involvement by anaerobic organisms. Salpingo-oophoritis is a part of the spectrum of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Journal of Contraception
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1179-1527
DOI: 10.2147/oajc.s7476