Top pid Articles in Infectious Disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease
InnovAiT, 08/27/2009

Hodson A – Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infection and inflammation of the upper female genital tract, is a common condition managed by General Practitioners (GPs). It accounts for one in 60 consultations in women of reproductive age. Early diagnosis ... ndash;term complications such as ectopic pregnancy, infertility and chronic pelvic pain. This article outlines the causes, clinical features, treatment and follow–up of PID. [more...]

The demographic, sexual health and behavioral correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium infection among women with clinically suspected pelvic inflammatory disease
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 09/17/2009

Mg had some characteristics that are commonly associated with PID and other STIs. The demographic, sexual and behavioral characteristics of Mg–positive women were similar to women with chlamydial and/or gonococcal–PID. [more...]

Levofloxacin plus metronidazole in uncomplicated pelvic inflammatory disease: A preliminary study
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 08/04/2009

Judlin P et al. – The preliminary study has shown that a 14–day course of oral LEV–MET is effective and well–tolerated in the treatment of outpatients with uncomplicated PID. [more...]

Chronic pelvic pain in women from a gynecologic viewpoint
Der Urologe, 09/29/2009

pain in women is a difficult subject that challenges the gynecologist in practice. Possible gynecological causes are endometriosis, adhesions/PID, pelvic varicosis and ovarian retention syndrome/ovarian remnant syndrome. Other somatic causes are irritable bowel syndrome, bladder pain syndrome and [more...]

Urgent care in gynaecology: Resuscitation and management of sepsis and acute blood loss
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 09/09/2009

be encoutered as an emergency condition in gynaecology, especially in women with ectopic pregnancy/miscarriage, acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)/tuboovarian abscesses, post–puerperal sepsis/haemorrhage and even in postoperative scenarios. In haemorrhagic shock, the treatment primarily [more...]

Detecting and treating common sexually transmitted diseases
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 09/09/2009

in women, and those in which management is changing. It also addresses the current status, and new developments around the syndrome of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which essentially is an STI. [more...]

Association Between BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism and Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, and Pick Disease
Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 09/02/2009

of the BDNF Val allele in itself and in combination with the ApoE ϵ4 allele can be risk factors for AD, and the results indicate a synergistic effect of the 2 polymorphisms on DLB and PiD risk. [more...]

The outcome of patients with unclassified hypogammaglobulinemia in early childhood
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 10/20/2009

patients with hypogammaglobulinemia periodically. Some children may spontaneously correct their immunoglobulin abnormalities not in the first 30 months of age, but during the first decade of life and some of them may have a severe PID like CVID. [more...]

A randomized double-blind comparison of moxifloxacin and doxycycline/metronidazole/ciprofloxacin in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated pelvic inflammatory disease
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 10/13/2009

Heystek M et al. – Once–daily dosing and proven efficacy suggest that moxifloxacin may be of value in acute, uncomplicated PID. [more...]

Efficacy and safety of lornoxicam compared with placebo and diclofenac in acute sciatica/lumbo-sciatica: an analysis from a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel-group study
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 10/12/2009

day diclofenac or placebo. Results In total, 164 patients completed the study. Significant differences in PID between LNX and placebo were seen in the time interval 3–8 h after the first dose including pain intensity difference from baseline to 6 h (PID0–6 h [more...]