Pelvic actinomycosis: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-437

  Dunn, Terry S ^a   Cothren, Clay ^a   Klein, Laura ^a   Krammer, Tara ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Intrauterine devices; Pelvic infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ABORTION; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS ACTINOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LAPAROTOMY; OVARIAN DISEASES; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 33646776724     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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