The role of genital chlamydial infection in acute pelvic inflammatory disease
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Clinical characteristics of genital chlamydia infection in pelvic inflammatory disease
BACKGROUND Chlamydia infection in acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is associated with serious complications including ectopic pregnancy, tubal infertility, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome and tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). This study compared clinical and laboratory data between PID with and without chlamydia infection. METHODS The medical records of 497 women who were admitted with PID between...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1595-689X
DOI: 10.4314/ajcem.v8i1.7459