South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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In 40 women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (APID) specimens for microbiological study were obtained from the rectum, urethra, vagina, cervix and peritoneal cavity. In most patients (83%) the aetiology of the infection was polymicrobial. ⋯ All the other positive Chlam. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae cultures were obtained from rectal, urethral and cervical specimens. The positive anaerobic and aerobic cultures were all from peritoneal cavity specimens.