An unusual cause of pelvic inflammatory disease due to Neisseria meningitidis

Sexual Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-160

  Alajeel, Ayad A Said ^a   Garland, Suzanne M ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13944269629     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH03024     Document Type: Article

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