Failure of cefoxitin and doxycycline to eradicate endometrial Mycoplasma genitalium and the consequence for clinical cure of pelvic inflammatory disease

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 338-342

  Haggerty, C L ^a   Totten, P A ^b   Astete, S G ^b   Lee, S ^a   Hoferka, S L ^a   Kelsey, S F ^a   Ness, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PROBENECID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOXITIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 53549101315     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.030486     Document Type: Article

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