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Antibiotics in Obstetrics and Gynecology pp 101–117Cite as

Diagnosis Treatment of Salpingo-Oophoritis

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Part of the Developments in Perinatal Medicine book series (DIPM,volume 2)

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Acute salpingitis is a spontaneous infection which occurs among sexually active, menstruating, nonpregnant women. The majority of infections are caused by bacteria and a polymicrobial bacterial infection is common Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and a wide variety of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria are most frequently isolated from women with acute salpingitis. Genital mycoplasmas also have been recovered from a small number of infections. A tuberculous, parasitic or fungal salpingitis is rare among women in industrialized countries.

Keywords

  • Fallopian Tube
  • Chlamydia Trachomatis
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
  • Urea Plasma Urealyticum

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology RH-20, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA

    David Eschenbach M.D.

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    William J. Ledger

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Eschenbach, D. (1982). Diagnosis Treatment of Salpingo-Oophoritis. In: Ledger, W.J. (eds) Antibiotics in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Developments in Perinatal Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7464-7_5

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