Tag: Salpingitis

  • Pelvic inflammatory disease

    Pelvic inflammatory disease

    – Bacterial infections of the uterus (endometritis) and / or fallopian tubes (salpingitis) may progress to pelvic peritonitis, pelvic abscess or septicemia. These infections can be a venereal or puerperal origin. – Venereal infections are often due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. – Puerperal infections are often caused by anaerobic bacteria or bacteria normally…