Purulent vaginal and cervical discharge in the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Risser, J M H ^a   Risser, W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical mucopus; Diagnosis; Leukorrhoea; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEUKOCYTE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LEUKORRHEA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 59449086558     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008261     Document Type: Review

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