Intrauterine contraceptive device-associated pelvic actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces urogenitalis

Anaerobe

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-70

  Elsayed, S ^a,d   George, A ^b   Zhang, K ^a,c  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b Family Medicine   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Actinomyces urogenitalis; Case report; Human; Infection; Intrauterine device; IUD

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RNA 16S;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LOW BACK PAIN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES UROGENITALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33644508941     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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