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Therapeutic abortion and Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
  1. E Qvigstad,
  2. K Skaug,
  3. F Jerve,
  4. I S Vik,
  5. J C Ulstrup

    Abstract

    Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from the cervix of 30 of 218 (13.8%) women admitted for legal termination of pregnancy. During the first two weeks after the abortion seven of the 30 (23.3%) patients developed pelvic inflammatory disease. Four of these had serological evidence of recent active chlamydial infection. Thus, routine examination of patients for genital chlamydial infection before termination of pregnancy is recommended.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.58.3.182

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