Estimation of the rate of pelvic inflammatory disease diagnoses: trends in England, 2000-2008

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 38; no. 3; p. 158
• Main Authors: French, Clare E, Hughes, Gwenda, Nicholson, Amanda, Yung, Mandy, Ross, Jonathan D, Williams, Tim, Soldan, Kate
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; England - epidemiology; Female; General Practice - trends; Humans; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - classification; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - diagnosis; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - epidemiology; Regression Analysis; Time Factors; Young Adult; England

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is difficult to define and diagnose; therefore, a standardized methodology for identifying and monitoring PID diagnoses is required. We estimated the rate of PID in general practice in England, and investigated variations by definition of PID, time, age, and geograp...