Pelvic inflammatory disease is used herein synonymously with acute salpingitis. In modern
industrialized countries, the annual incidence of PID in women 15 to 39 years of age seems …

Abscesses that develop as a result of introduction of the normal flora into a normally sterile
body site are often polymicrobial. This review summarizes past studies published by our …

A prospective study of 54 cases of pulmonary infection following aspiration was performed.
Specimens utilized for bacteriologic study were either transtracheal aspirates, empyema …

We studied 204 women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease to delineate further the
causes of that illness. Gonococci were recovered from 91. Gonococcal pili antibody rose or …

Endometritis and toxic shock syndrome associated with Clostridium sordellii have previously
been reported after childbirth and, in one case, after medical abortion. We describe four …

Quantitative bacteriology was performed on vaginal secretions from healthy adult women.
The analysis included a single sample from 17 college students and 35 samples from five …

An animal model has been developed to study the evolution of intra-abdominal abscesses.
Gelatin capsules containing pooled colonic contents and barium sulfate were prepared in an …

Bacteriologic cultures were obtained from the eervix in 30 healthy women. Special care was
taken to recover anaerobic microorganisms by using prereduced media and oxygen-free …

Clinical conditions, which were observed in primiparous Angus and Hereford heifers with
postpartum uterine infections are reported. Forty-three of sixty-four cows (67%) had uterine …

Vaginal swabs were taken from 1498 women attending a family planning clinic. The flora
was assessed in the absence of any information about the women to whom the swabs …