title: Postabortal endometritis in chlamydia-negative women--association with preoperative clinical signs of infection.
abstract: The relations between clinical signs of infection and postoperative endometritis were studied among 429 women with negative preoperative chlamydial and gonococcal cultures. Clue cells and a vaginal smear not dominated by rods and positive amine tests were more common among the 12 patients (2.8%) with endometritis. In the stepwise logistic regression procedure the presence of greater than 20% clue cells remained statistically significant and was associated with the highest relative risk, 5.6, with 95% confidence limits 1.82-17.2. This also implies clinical significance--women with clue cells constitute a group at risk of postabortal endometritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, East Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamark
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forssman
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004716:Endometritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears