Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - The Carter Center

- Gentamycin iv or in loading dose (2 mg/ kg of body
weight) followed by a maintenance dose (1.5mg/kg) every
8 hours.
The above regimens are given for at least 48 hours after the
patient demonstrates significant clinical improvement, then
doxycycline 100mg po BID (if treated with regimen B) for 14
days in both cases.
If there is IUCD, remove it.
Partener treatment
To minimize infection, it is recommended that all parteners of
women with gonococcal or chlamydial PID be cultured and
treated with a combination of agents effective against both.
Complications
- Tubo ovarian abscesses
- Infertility
- Ectopic pregnancy etc.
12.2 Vulval Infection
Folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles
Bacterial infections of the vulva, excluding those caused by
sexually transmitted organisms, can be classified as
Pyodermas, which are, subdivided into infections those
involvs hair follicles, apocrine glands, the dermis and cellular
planes. The most common of these are follicular infections,
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