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Timing of progression from Chlamydia trachomatis infection to pelvic inflammatory disease: a mathematical modelling study

BACKGROUND: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) results from the ascending spread of microorganisms from the vagina and endocervix to the upper genital tract. PID can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain. The timing of development of PID after the sexually transmitted bacteri...

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Autores principales: Herzog, Sereina A, Althaus, Christian L, Heijne, Janneke CM, Oakeshott, Pippa, Kerry, Sally, Hay, Phillip, Low, Nicola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22883325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-187