Pelvic inflammatory disease associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection after therapeutic abortion. A prospective study.

摘要: Chlamydia trachomatis was cultured from the cervix of 70 557 (12.6%) patients admitted for therapeutic abortion. Postoperatively, 22 (3.9%) developed acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); these women, 14 (63.6%) had harboured C in before Thus with chlamydial infection, (20%) PID postoperatively. Of chlamydia-positive patients, six 15 (40%) aged less than 20 years and eight 53 (15%) 20-30 PID. Twelve women infections showed a significant increase serum IgG antibody titres over four week period; Neisseria gonorrhoeae recovered only one whom after Treatment single dose intravenous doxycycline (200 mg) given during surgery to about half patients. In our study, this regimen no protective effect against development associated trachomatis.