Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) from Chlamydia trachomatis versus PID from Neisseria gonorrhea: From clinical suspicion to therapy

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 423-430

  De Seta, F ^a   Banco, R ^a   Turrisi, A ^a   Airoud, M ^a   De Leo, R ^a   Stabile, G ^a   Ceccarello, M ^a   Restaino, S ^a   De Santo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhea; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Pregnancy, ectopic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE;

EID: 84869444910     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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