The prognosis is now better than it was before the advent of antibiotics, but the outlook is stiIl
far from satisfactory, and many workers in this field assert that antibiotics can improve the …

The conventional approach to the diagnosis of acute salpingitis is based primarily upon
three lines of enquiry-history, physical examination and laboratory investigations (Rich ard …

The use of single-drug therapy results in an overall 13% to 17% failure rate, and even this
figure is misleading, because of the high prevalence of patients with uncomplicated disease …

Despite improved prophylaxis and therapy patients suffering from acute salpingitis still
constitute a considerable part of our gynaecological clientele. The long-standing course and …

Women with laparoscopically verified acute salpingitis (AS) were studied, and 151 were
classified as having: chlamydia-associated AS (C-AS), gonococcal-associated AS (G-AS) …

To determine the microbiologic etiology of acute salpingitis, laparoscopy was used in 26
patients to obtain specimens for a variety of microorganisms directly from the fallopian tube …

A bacteriological survey, with special reference to the presence of the gonococcus, has
been made on 80 patients. We wished to determine whether “flare-ups” of acute salpingitis …

Acute salpingitis is one of the most common acute gynecologic diseases and occurs in
approximately 750,000 women each year in the United States. Use of laparoscopy to …

In his" swan song" before retirement Dr. Breen (with his colleague) has summarized
experience over the last 15 years in the short-term treatment of acute infections with steroids …

Seven of 430 patients with septic abortion treated from 1960 through 1969 were diagnosed
as having advanced clostridial infections representing an incidence of 1 in 60. Two patients …