title: Pelvic inflammatory disease and tubo-ovarian abscess.
abstract: Pelvic inflammatory disease is a disease that has reached nearly epidemic proportions in the United States. The gold standard of diagnosis remains laparoscopy, and treatment is usually with broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgery.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pastorek
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009869:Oophoritis / Q000628:therapy; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy*; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents