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Proportion of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Cases Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis : Consistent Picture From Different Methods

2016; Oxford University Press; Volume: 214; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/infdis/jiw178

1537-6613

Malcolm J Price, A. E. Ades, Nicky J. Welton, Ian Simms, John Macleod, Paddy Horner,

Pelvic floor disorders treatments

Background. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a leading cause of both tubal factor infertility and ectopic pregnancy. Chlamydia trachomatis is an important risk factor for PID, but the proportion of PID cases caused by C. trachomatis is unclear. Estimates of this are required to evaluate control measures.