title: Pelvic abscess in gynecologic patients.
abstract: A survey of an 8-year period in which 37 cases of pelvic abscess occurred in a Nigerian hospital department of obstetrics and gynecology is presented. All 37 women were surgically treated; one death occurred postoperatively. A regimen of 400 mg of metronidazole three times daily combined with appropriate antibiotics is recommended as the treatment of choice, even where laboratory confirmation of anaerobic involvement is unavailable.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009549:Nigeria; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole