A CASE OF PELVIC ACTINOMYCOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTRAUTERINE DEVICE
<p>Background. Actinomycosis is a rare slowly progressive infection caused by Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria from the genus Actinomyces. The disease is characterized by the formation of the abscesses surrounded by dense fibrosis that extend slowly across natural anatomic boundaries.</p>...
Main Authors: | Mateja Pirš, Tatjana Lejko Zupanc, Stelio Rakar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2004-02-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2252 |
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