title: Etiology of pelvic infections treated by the gynecologic service of the Kasturba Hospital, Delhi, India.
abstract: Selected etiologic and clinical characteristics of pelvic infections associated with gynecologic surgical procedures and other conditions were studied. During a 5 year period, 1,800 patients were admitted to Kasturba Hospital. Infections following sterilization by vaginal tubectomy were common while septic-induced abortion was the leading cause of maternal morbidity. Medical management was successful in most of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology