ACTINOMYCOSIS, a chronic suppurative disease caused by an anaerobic actinomycete,
most commonly involves the face, thorax or abdomen.'The pelvis isan unusual location for …

Cytologic and direct fluorescent antibody techniques were used to detect the presence of
Actinomyces israelii and Arachnia propionica in cervicovaginal smears collected from 100 …

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 …

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] …

Baird reports the clinical features of three cases of pelvic actinomycosis and compares them
with Fiorino's series, probably the most recent authoritative review. With the change in the …

Swabs from 112 removed intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD), endocervical swabs
from these women and from 65 women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) were studied …

Actnonyes of $ c rd3i. genirrl tad, although rc, is.*. lrdo. mnred eotiy. Acrinc myc6is dcoun@
n tmm tima ro rinc d dl tao& mis. iblc d* m slinic, in p€ riodic Prpanicol: ou {s 6y H. MeGonr in …

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to present the clinical characteristics of
the patients with female genital actinomycosis in correlation with the histopathological …

Abstract The Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare is updating clinical
guidelines on the management of actinomyces-like organisms found in the cervical smear of …

Abdominal wall actinomycosis without pelvic organ involvement in users of intrauterine
contraceptive devices (IUDs) has not been reported on previously. We encountered one …