Tuboovarian abscess caused by Candida in a woman with an intrauterine device

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-16

  Hsu, Wen Chiung ^a,b,c   Lee, Yu Hsiang ^a   Chang, Daw Yuan ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida; Intrauterine device; Tuboovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS; URINE CULTURE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OOPHORITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALPINGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347351250     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098317     Document Type: Article

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