Actinomyces infection in female genital tract

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-80

  Kayikcioglu, Fulya ^a,b   Akif Akgul, M ^a   Haberal, Ali ^a   Faruk Demir, O ^a  

^a TR06010 ^*  (Turkey)

^b TR06500   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinomyces infections; Diagnosis; Intrauterine device; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BACAMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOMYCES; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 10644297007     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.04.025     Document Type: Article

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