[Eikenella corrodens in the etiology of tubo-ovarian abscesses in patients with intrauterine devices].

The authors analyzed the microbiological findings in 39 female patients with tubo-ovarian abscesses and intrauterine devices (IUD). An anaerobic microflora was isolated in 66.67% of the aspirates after puncture of cavum Douglasi (CD) as well as in 41.67% of the abdominal exudates or abscesses during laparotomy. Eikenella corrodens was isolated from CD in three patients while in two of them the same bacterium was intraoperatively isolated from the abdominal exudate, too. All the three patients had IUD and regular sexual intercourses, orogenital inclusive, with a lot of partners. Eikenella corrodens is an opportunistic pathogenic agent. It causes infection in case of disturbed local and general immunity under the conditions of traumatic mucosal lesions. It is resistant to numerous antibiotics.