title: Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescent females. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and sequelae.
abstract: The estimated risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in 15- to 19-year-old females is 1:8. If current trends continue, 50 percent of young women aged 15 years old in 1970 will have experienced at least one episode of PID by the year 2000. This article reviews the current state-of-the-art understanding and management of this disease in the adolescent female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sweet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents