Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infectious disease, caused by
different species of Actinomyces bacteria. To date, 26 validly published Actinomyces species …

Members of the Actinomyces genus and Actinomyces-like organisms (ALOs; namely
Actinotignum, Arcanobacterium, Schaalia and Varibaculum) are Gram-positive, non-spore …

Abstract Study Objective To evaluate the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in
virgin women and investigate the clinical characteristics of the patients. Design …

T he 20th century witnessed a remarkable decline in the mortality from cervical cancer in
developed countries, an achievement attributable to the implementation of the Papanicolaou …

Asymptomatic female genital tract colonization with Actinomyces spp is not uncommon,
particularly among intrauterine device users. Pelvic actinomycosis is an extremely rare …

INTRODUCTION—Intrauterine contraception is highly effective, very safe, and generally well
tolerated by most people. As such, it has become an increasingly popular method of …

Migration of the intrauterine device (IUD) into the bladder has been a rare case. There were
reported 31 cases of IUD migration into the bladder until 2006. Although IUD migration is …

Background: The historic association of Actinomyces israelii infection with intrauterine
devices (IUDs) has long been recognized. In recent years, the risk of developing pelvic …

Ball pythons (Python regius) are one of the most commonly kept and bred reptiles in
captivity. In a large ball python breeding colony, a unique syndrome characterized by …

The particularity of pelvic actinomycosis lies in the difficulty of establishing the diagnosis
prior to treatment. The objective of this retrospective bicentric study was to evaluate the …