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Review
. 1999;7(5):248-52.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:5<248::AID-IDOG8>3.0.CO;2-V.

Pelvic inflammatory disease in the postmenopausal woman

S L Jackson  1 , D E Soper
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Review

Pelvic inflammatory disease in the postmenopausal woman

S L Jackson et al. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 1999.

Abstract

Objective: Review available literature on pelvic inflammatory disease in postmenopausal women.

Design: MEDLINE literature review from 1966 to 1999.

Results: Pelvic inflammatory disease is uncommon in postmenopausal women. It is polymicrobial, often is concurrent with tuboovarian abscess formation, and is often associated with other diagnoses.

Conclusion: Postmenopausal women with pelvic inflammatory disease are best treated with inpatient parenteral antimicrobials and appropriate imaging studies. Failure to respond to antibiotics should yield a low threshold for surgery, and consideration of alternative diagnoses should be entertained.

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