Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
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General information
Pelvic inflammatory disease refers to infection of the
upper female genital tract including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and
other reproductive organs causing symptoms that include lower abdominal
pain.
Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease (Exit DHS)
Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to
the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin
Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(WEDSS), by mail or fax using the Sexually Transmitted Disease
Laboratory and Morbidity Epidemiologic Case Report F44243
(Word, 138 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a
case. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting & public health follow-up guidelines: Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease
EpiNet (PDF, 33 KB)
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Last Revised:
June 25, 2012 |
