title: Pelvic inflammatory disease and puerperal sepsis in Ethiopia. I. Etiology.
abstract: Among 100 outpatient women with symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease and 200 asymptomatic, postpartum women, the prevalence rates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were 19% and 9%, respectively. Of 46 women hospitalized for PID, 33% were culture-negative, 22% grew Enterobacteriaceae, 20% grew streptococci, 15% grew gonococci, and 15% grew anaerobes from blood, pus, or abscesses. One third of 67 women hospitalized for puerperal sepsis (PPS) were culture-negative; the bacteria isolated most frequently from the uterus, blood, urine, and pus were Enterobacteriaceae (36%), gonococci (28%), streptococci (25%), and anaerobes (4%). The low frequency of isolation of anaerobes in women with PID and PPS was due largely to limitations placed on the collection and processing of specimens for anaerobic bacteriology.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents