[Tubo-ovarian actinomycosis]
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This paper describes tubo-ovarian actinomycosis as an uncommon pelvic infection often associated with intrauterine devices, highlighting the diagnostic challenges of identifying Actinomyces and noting its unclear role in polymicrobial abscess formation.
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Pelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and usually represents a complication of an intrauterine device (IUD). This organism is very difficult to culture, and most actinomyces is actually identified by histologic features in pathologic specimens or by cytologic features on Papanicolaou smears. A specific fluorescent antibody stain is also available. Tubo ovarian abscess is usually polymicrobial with a preponderance of anaerobic organisms and the exact role of actinomyces in abscess formation remains unclear.
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- europepmc
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- pubmed
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