Meningococcal salpingitis.

The British journal of venereal diseases ·Vol. 52 ·No. 3 ·1976-06-00 ·Pages 182-3

Willmott FE

Abstract

In a case of acute salpingitis a cervical smear showed Gram-negative diplococci but culture showed Neisseria meningitidis, which also cultured from the throat swab. It is suggested that N. meningitidis was the cause of the salpingitis in this case.

MeSH Terms

Adult Ampicillin/therapeutic use Bacteriological Techniques Female Humans Neisseria meningitidis/isolation & purification Salpingitis/drug therapy,microbiology

Chemicals

Ampicillin

Authors & Affiliations

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Willmott F E

References (6)

6 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

The British journal of venereal diseases

Abbr.

Br J Vener Dis

ISSN

0007-134X

DOI

10.1136/sti.52.3.182

Published

1976-06-00

Pages

182-3

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0421042

PMCID

PMC1045252

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/sti.52.3.182 PMC Full Text

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