Short-term antibiotic treatment of pelvic actinomycosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-204

  Trutnovsky, Gerda ^a   Tamussino, Karl ^a   Reich, Olaf ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Antibiotics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 41549115559     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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