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OBJECTIVE
To test the recommendation from the Canadian guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that mucopurulent endocervical discharge and 10 or more polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) per high-power field of a Gram-stained endocervical smear or, when Gram staining is not possible, the
Chronic cervicitis is the most common disease occurring during the period of greatest sexual activity and reproductivity, and it is the most common gynecologic disease in young women. The disease is a common sequel to normal delivery and one of the main causes of infertility; it also may be
We evaluated the presence of polymorphonuclear cells on endocervical Gram stains and clinical indices of cervicitis as predictors of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 193 sexually active female adolescents; 148 (77%) subjects had no complaints. C. trachomatis was isolated from 34 (18%) subjects.
OBJECTIVE
Our purpose was to assess determinants of cervical ectopia and cervicitis, specifically after adjustment for cervical infection.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted with colposcopic, cytologic, and microbiologic examination of 764 randomly selected women attending a sexually
In the Scandinavian countries today, Chlamydia trachomatis seems to be the most important cause of sexually transmitted diseases. Although C. trachomatis is most prevalent in symptomatic women and in persons visiting venereal disease clinics, the asymptomatic carrier rate, particularly in young
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to validate the standard minimal clinical criteria and the laparoscopic triad of tubal edema, erythema, and purulent exudate used to diagnose acute upper genital tract infection.
METHODS
Subjects included women who either met the Centers for Disease Control
The authors analyzed 600 patients with uterine leiomyoma examined at the Escola Paulista de Medicina and submitted to surgical treatment between 1976 and 1987. The uteri were carefully studied and leiomyomas were confirmed. Other diseases were also found in 71.17% of the cases. Uteri from
BACKGROUND We present a case of a 24-year-old woman with type 1- diabetes mellitus who developed necrotizing fasciitis (NF) due to Streptococcus agalactiae after a recent colposcopy. Literature review suggests this as the first case to be reported. CASE REPORT The patient initially presented to the
The treatment of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection in nonpregnant women was evaluated in a double-blind randomized study. Objective criteria were used to assess the response of cervicitis to therapy. Fifty patients were treated with tetracycline hydrochloride, 500 mg orally four times daily,
We determined the histologic correlates of clinically identified mucopurulent cervicitis, culture-proven cervical infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and vaginal infection with Trichomonas vaginalis by examining cervical biopsies from 83 women.