TY - JOUR
T1 - Gynecologic infections
AU - Zeger, Wesley
AU - Holt, Kurtis
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - The scope of gynecologic infections presenting to the emergency department is quite diverse. This article presents an update on the current literature for vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubo-ovarian abscesses, the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, herpes, and syphilis. Inadequate identification or treatment of these diseases can result is significant morbidity or mortality for the patient and for the fetus.
AB - The scope of gynecologic infections presenting to the emergency department is quite diverse. This article presents an update on the current literature for vaginitis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, tubo-ovarian abscesses, the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, herpes, and syphilis. Inadequate identification or treatment of these diseases can result is significant morbidity or mortality for the patient and for the fetus.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0733-8627(03)00039-7
DO - 10.1016/S0733-8627(03)00039-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 12962350
AN - SCOPUS:0042859893
VL - 21
SP - 631
EP - 648
JO - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
JF - Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
SN - 0733-8627
IS - 3
ER -