This study from a community hospital documents the relatively frequent occurrence of
Actinomyces in 36 women diagnosed by Papanicolaou stained cervicovaginal smears …

Abstract Luff, Ronald D., Gupta, Prabodh K., Spence, Michael R., and Frost, John K.: Pelvic
actinomycosis and the intrauterine contraceptive device. A cyto-histomorphologic study. Am …

A review is presented of the vaginal cytology, pathologic changes and clinical implications of
intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) usage, with special reference to IUD-related …

Actinomycosis involving the female genital tract is more common among IUD users than
others. The diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. It has been suggested that the finding of …

Cervical smears from 1,784 women who attended the family planning clinics of the Institute
for Research in Reproduction were examined for the presence of Actinomyces-like …

Five women aged 20-30 yr with severe genital-tract Actinomyces infection were seen in 2
hospitals in 2 yr. Four of these had an intrauterine contraceptive device at the time of …

Either Actinomyces israelii, A. naeslundii, or Arachnia propionica was found, by
immunofluorescence studies, in cervicovaginal mucus from 36% of 50 women. One or more …

Using fluorescein-conjugated globulins specific for Actinomyces israelii and Arachnia
propionica, we observed large dispersed actinomycete populations in vaginal smears of …

Several recent reports have indicated the possible association between pelvic infection
caused by Actinomyces and the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices. Seven cases of …

Pancervicovaginal smears taken from 350 women using an intrauterine contraceptive
device (IUD) were screened for the presence of actinomycetes organisms. Of the 12 cases in …