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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Etiology and outcome of acute pelvic inflammatory disease
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 158, No. 3, Year 1988
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Description
We studied 71 women with the clinical diagnosis of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) by laparoscopy and comprehensive microbiology in order to define the major etio- logic determinants of poor fertility prognosis after tubal infection. Fifty women were found to have acute PID. Of the 50 women, 23 were pregnancy seeking and had a subsequent evaluation to determine fertility outcome. Seven of 13 women with non-gonococcal infection had an adverse reproductive outcome, compared with none of 10 women with gonococcal infection (P =.007). TWo groups of causes for adverse reproductive outcome were found. Of the seven infertile women, four had initial tubal abscess, and three had evidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. This study directly documents the poor fertility prognosis for women with tubal abscess and suggests that women with culture and/or serological evidence of chlamydial infection also have a poor fertility prognosis. © 1988 by the University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Brunham, Robert C.
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Guijón, Fernando B.
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Mcdowell, Jackie
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Statistics
Citations: 128
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/158.3.510
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female