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Chlamydial Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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During the last decade it has been established that Chlamydia trachomatis is a common, if not the most common, etiological agent of uncomplicated genital infections in the male (viz., of nongonococcal urethritis) and in the female (viz., of cervicitis) [1-4]. Since 1977 it has also been known that C. trachomatis can ascend to the upper genital tract and infect the epididymis [5] and the fallopian tubes [6].

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  • Fallopian Tube
  • Chlamydia Trachomatis
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
  • Chlamydial Infection

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Mârdh, PA. (1987). Chlamydial Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. In: Reeve, P. (eds) Chlamydial Infections. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71202-9_5

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