Isolation and identification of actinomycetes from women using intrauterine contraceptive devices.
Of 259 women using intrauterine contraceptive devices 80 (31%) had visible actinomyces-like filaments in their cervical smears. Actinomycetes were cultured from a total of 31 women. Suspicious cultures were identified with the aid of a commercially available kit in conjunction with a computer data base. Culture was found to be less sensitive than microscopical examination of cervical smears in detecting actinomycetes in these women.
D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002582:Cervix Mucus / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D014626:Vaginal Smears