Two cases of actinomycosis of the upper female genital tract in wearers of intrauterine
contraceptive devices are reported. The cases were both observed within a short time …

This review on AI is derived from journal articles spanning 64 years up to the present day
(1992). Themain body of the review is divided into four sections. Part 1 is concerned with …

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

Discussion Actinomyces israelii is an anaerobic gram-positive bacillus commonly believed
to have low-grade pathogenicity. Actinomyces-like organisms (ALO) are commonly found on …

A review of the literature on pelvic actinomycosis reveals that actinomycetes normally reside
in the female genital tract. Therefore the identification of actinomycetes in the vagina or …

The actynomyces infection is a rare cause of chronic pelvic inflammation, which can be
manifested in multiple ways. It is caused by the actynomyces bacteria, usually by the israelii …

DISCUSSION Actinomycosis is a rare cause of tubo-ovarian abscess. The common causes
of pelvic inflammatory disease, puerperal and gonococcal, were unlikely in this case as the …

Actinomyces on a papanicolaou smear following a radical trachelectomy Page 1 CASE REPORT
Actinomyces on a papanicolaou smear following a radical trachelectomy DF Kolomainen a …

Actinomycotic infections of the female genital tract are rare. In relation of clinical symptoms
and therapeutical implications, reactive and non-reactive infections can be distinguished …

Cases are reported in 6 women (aged 32-61 years) from Slovenia, with pelvic
actinomycosis, all of whom had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted for> 6 years. Diagnostic …