| Title | Bartholin's abscess: the role of Chlamydia trachomatis. |
| Author(s) | Bleker OP, Smalbraak DJ, Schutte MF |
| Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| Source | Genitourin Med 1990 Feb; 66(1):24-5. |
| MeSH | Abscess
Adult
Aged
Bartholin's Glands
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia trachomatis
Female
Gonorrhea
Humans
Middle Aged
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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| Abstract | Seventy-seven patients with a Bartholin's gland duct disorder were treated by incision and marsupialisation. At operation 18% were found to have a cyst and 82% an abscess. N gonorrhoea was isolated from four abscesses and C trachomatis from one. Bacteriological examination of the uterine cervix yielded one further case of N gonorrhoea and four more of C trachomatis. N gonorrhoea and C trachomatis are of limited aetiologic importance as causes of Bartholin's duct abscess. However, bacteriological examination for STD of the abscess and the cervix is mandatory because of adequate antibiotic treatment of the patients and their contacts. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 2107139 |
