Performance of Clinical and Laparoscopic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Upper Genital Tract Infection

Jeffrey F. Peipert; Lori A. Boardman; C. James Sung

doi:10.1155/S1064744997000501

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 1997)

Performance of Clinical and Laparoscopic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Upper Genital Tract Infection

Jeffrey F. Peipert,
Lori A. Boardman,
C. James Sung

Affiliations

Jeffrey F. Peipert: Division of Ambulatory Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants' Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, 101 Dudley Street, Providence 02905, RI, USA
Lori A. Boardman: Division of Ambulatory Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants' Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, 101 Dudley Street, Providence 02905, RI, USA
C. James Sung: Department of Pathology, Women and Infants' Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744997000501
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 291 – 296

Abstract

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate the standard minimal clinical criteria and the laparoscopic triad of tubal edema, erythema, and purulent exudate used to diagnose acute upper genital tract infection.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/idog/

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