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  • Title: Incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis in women with PID: effectiveness of therapy.
    Author: De Punzio C, Neri E, Guazzelli G, Gremigni R.
    Journal: Acta Eur Fertil; 1995; 26(4):149-51. PubMed ID: 9098478.
    Abstract:
    The pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can be caused by various germs. Of the two thousand seven hundred thirty one women screened for different microbiological agents in the genitourinary tract and for PID, three hundred sixty nine patients were Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) positive; one hundred and three patients were affected by PID. Seventy out of them were resulted to be Ct positive. One hundred twenty two women were Ct positive but not affected by PID. The antibiotic treatment resulted to be less effective in women Ct positive but affected by PID. Results of the present study demonstrate that Ct is the primary cause of PID.
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