Recent reports suggest a relationship between intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) use
and colonization or infection of the genietal tract with Actinomyces species. This prospective …

Cervical Papanicolaou smears from 69,925 women were screened prospectively for the
presence ofActinomyces israelii. The organism was not identified in non-intrauterine …

A fluorescent antibody staining method was used to identify Actinomyces israelii in cervical
and vaginal material from 372 women and the findings were analysed according to the use …

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 …

Actinomyces israelii is the predominant pathogen of human actinomycosis. The disease was
first described in association with intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) use in 1926 [1] …

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 patient wearing an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) was diagnosed as being
colonized by Actinomyces and amoebae by examination of a routine Papanicolaou smear …

The incidence of intrauterine device (IUD)-associated cervicovaginal actinomycosis was
evaluated. Papanicolaou-stained cervicovaginal smears from 1,520 women with IUDs were …

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

An overall prevalence rate of actinomyces-like organisms (ALO) in cervical smears from
intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) users of 3%(79 2,734) was found, with a rate of 2 …