Pelvic inflammatory disease in the postmenopausal woman

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 248-252

  Jackson, S L ^a   Soper, D E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Menopause; Tuboovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032830205     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:5<248::AID-IDOG8>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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