Diagnosis and therapy of pelvic actinomycosis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 882-885

  Taga, Shigeki ^a  

^a Sumitomo Besshi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Intrauterine device; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PENICILLINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 36049011897     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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