From: Clinical characteristics of genital chlamydia infection in pelvic inflammatory disease
PID with chlamydia (N = 175) | PID without chlamydia (N = 322) | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean temperature (°C) | 37.2 ± 0.8 | 37.2 ± 0.9 | 0.893 |
Fever (%) | 36 (20.6) | 73 (22.7) | 0.650 |
Mean WBC count x103/μl | 10.3 ± 4.0 | 10.2 ± 4.5 | 0.948 |
Leuocytosis (%) | 63 (36.0) | 102 (31.7) | 0.836 |
ESR (mm/h) | 45.0 ± 26.6 | 23.5 ± 24.5 | <0.0001 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 7.6 ± 7.0 | 4.8 ± 6.5 | <0.0001 |
CA 125 (U/mL) | 130.7 ± 174.6 | 23.8 ± 40.0 | <0.0001 |
Abnormal CA 125 (%, > 35 U/mL) | 115 (65.7) | 42 (13.0) | <0.0001 |
Other sexually transmitted infection (%) | |||
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 11(6.3) | 1(0.3) | <0.0001 |
Mycoplasma genitalium | 13(7.4) | 4(1.2) | 0.001 |
Mycoplasma hominis | 9 (5.1) | 11(3.4) | 0.349 |
Ureaplasma urealyticum | 19(10.9) | 17(5.3) | 0.029 |
Trichomonas vaginalis | 14(8.0) | 16(5.0) | 0.236 |
Hospital day (days) | 8.2 ± 2.7 | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 0.016 |
Recurrent PID (%) | 9 (5.1) | 5 (1.6) | 0.051 |
TOA (%) | 45 (25.7) | 24 (7.4) | <0.0001 |
FHC syndrome (%) | 69 (39.4) | 2 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
Operation (%) | 39 (22.2) | 32 (9.9) | <0.0001 |