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Revision as of 15:01, 8 September 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease include Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Other causes of pelvic inflammatory disease include Bacteroides, Enterococci, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Ureaplasma urealyticum, gram negative rods, and anaerobes.

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 ==Overview==
-PID occurs when bacteria move upward from a woman's [[vagina]] or [[cervix]] (opening to the [[uterus]]) into her reproductive organs. Many different organisms can cause PID, but many cases are associated with [[gonorrhea]] and [[chlamydia]], two very common bacterial STDs.
+Common causes of pelvic inflammatory disease include ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]'' and ''[[Chlamydia trachomatis]]''.  Other causes of pelvic inflammatory disease include ''[[Bacteroides]]'', ''[[Enterococci]]'', ''[[Staphylococci]]'', ''[[Streptococci]]'', ''[[Ureaplasma urealyticum]]'', [[gram negative rods]], and [[anaerobes]].
 ==Causes==