2012, Number 3
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Perinatol Reprod Hum 2012; 26 (3)
Pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae. Case report
Reyes-Hurtado A, Ramírez JC
Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 194-197
PDF size: 117.16 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The inflammatory pelvic disease is a disorder of the female genital tract and is a common cause for consultation in Gynecology. The diagnosis is achieved with the combination of clinical, laboratory and surgical procedures. For its treatment, the appropriate choice of antibiotics is essential, because it is a polymicrobial entity that usually involving different type of germs aerobic, anaerobic, Gram positive or Gram negative. The case presented below, has a less frequent isolated bacteria, in the pelvic inflammatory disease the
Haemophilus influenza.
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