What is endometritis and does it require treatment?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 252-253

  Ross, J D C ^a  

^a Whittall Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ETHNOLOGY; FEVER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUTROPHIL; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGITIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 4043158467     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.009548     Document Type: Editorial

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