Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Table 5

Suggested criteria for hospitalization for treatment of acute PID^a.

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(i) Surgical emergencies (e.g, appendicitis) cannot be ruled out

(ii) Patient is pregnant

(iii) Patient does not respond clinically to oral antimicrobial

  therapy

(iv) Patient unable to follow or tolerate outpatient oral regimen

(v) Patient has severe illness, nausea, vomiting, or high fever

(vi) Patient has a tuboovarian abscess

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^aCDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2010 MMWR 2010 : 59 (no.-RR12).