Short-term failure of IUD removal to alter bacterial flora in a patient with chronic anaerobic endometritis.
A patient with cytological and clinical evidence of IUD-associated anaerobic endometritis was studied with quantitative and qualitative bacteriological techniques. With the exception of elimination of Actinomyces israelii from the deep endocervical/endometrial culture, IUD removal induced minimal qualitative changes in the bacterial flora of the endocervical/endometrial sample during the 35 days the patient was monitored. The interposition of menstruation did not significantly alter either the quantitative or qualitative interrelationship of the bacteria present.
D000328:Adult; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004716:Endometritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008598:Menstruation; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000494:pharmacology
D008795:Metronidazole