1. Pelvic actynomyces infection: report of two cases occurred in the Hospital of San José.
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Urbina S, Ruiz H, and Parejas S
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- Actinomyces drug effects, Actinomycosis drug therapy, Actinomycosis microbiology, Actinomycosis surgery, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Colombia, Female, Hospitals, Urban, Humans, Pelvic Infection drug therapy, Pelvic Infection microbiology, Pelvic Infection surgery, Penicillins administration & dosage, Penicillins therapeutic use, Actinomyces isolation & purification, Actinomycosis diagnosis, Intrauterine Devices adverse effects, Pelvic Infection diagnosis
- Abstract
The actynomyces infection is a rare cause of chronic pelvic inflammation, which can be manifested in multiple ways. It is caused by the actynomyces bacteria, usually by the israelii type, which can be a part of the normal flora of the genital tract in patients who use intrauterine device (IUD). There is a discussion about the importance of considering this infection disease as part of the differential diagnosis in patients using the IUD, with atypical manifestations and bizarre presentation of infections of the genital tract, severe pelvic adherent syndromes, tubo-ovarian complexes (abscesses) barely symptomatic, and in the case of intraoperatory suspicion of pelvic carcinomatosis among others.
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- 2006
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