www.medigraphic.org.mx * Master in Sciences, Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, recertiル ed by the Mexican Board of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Professor of Genital Tract and Anal-Perineal Complex Pathology (UNAM) (CONADICO), Medical Director of the Satelite Hospital and Surgical Center. § Student, Nursing School, Mexico ́s Technological University (UNITEC). II Specialist in Gynecology and ...

BACKGROUND Bacteria belonging to the family Chlamydiaceae cause a broad spectrum of diseases in a wide range of hosts, including man, other mammals, and birds. Upper respiratory and genital diseases are common clinical problems caused by Chlamydiaceae. Very little is known about chlamydial infections in dogs. Few clinical reports on natural disease in dogs describe mainly conjunctival and upper...

The female genital tract is rarely involved by coccidioidomycosis. We describe a woman with disseminated coccidioidomycosis involving the female pelvic organs associated with elevated tumor markers CA 125 and CA 19-9. She had no fevers and the initial clinical suspicion was a malignancy because of the elevated tumor markers. At exploratory laparotomy a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral...

Chlamydia trachomatis is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. It is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the world, with more than 100 million new cases of genital tract infections with C. trachomatis occurring each year. Animal models are indispensable for the study of C. trachomatis infections and the development and evaluation of candidate vacc...

Chlamydia trachomatis control efforts that enhance detection and treatment of infected women may paradoxically increase susceptibility of the population to infection. Conversely, these surveillance programs lower incidences of adverse sequelae elicited by genital tract infection (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy), suggesting enhanced identification and eradication of C. t...

Introduction Recent developments in molecular cytogenetics and molecular cell biology have born fruits as new medical strategies. In the field of diagnostic surgical pathology, the introduction of so-called molecular diagnostics appears to be based on such trends. Although most female genital tract tumors have not fully been studied molecular-cytogenetically, the concept, nomenclature, and the ...

Introduction Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a polymicrobial infection of upper genital tract (usually fallopian tubes).It is a serious infectious disease of sexually active women with sequelae such as infertility and ectopic pregnancy (1, 2). It is most commonly caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis and other aerobic and anaerobic pathogens (3, 4). Most patients of PID are...

This article reviews animal models currently used for investigation of ascending genital-tract infection in pregnancy. The specific models reviewed are those in the rabbit, monkey, and mouse. These models investigate both the direct effects of bacteria in the setting of ascending infection and the role of cytokines produced by the immune system. For each model, experiments that delineate the pa...

The present study is conducted to demonstrate the value of direct smear examinations ( Gram stain and wet mount ) of vaginal discharge from infected female patients. The diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and other infections were carried out by direct gram stained smear and wet mount preparations of vaginal discharge in 1004 cases of various infections affecting these patients. Gram stain was a ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) may be an initial target of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during heterosexual transmission. An analysis of DCs in the intraepithelial layer of the endocervix of the female genital tract from healthy women showed that ~20% expressed CD1a, and 30% expressed cutaneous leukocyte antigen (CLA). Langerin, a molecule associated with Langerhans DCs, was on CD1a-positive and -...