Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Criteria for Diagnosis Minimum Criteria (at least one needed for diagnosis): - Cervical motion tenderness - Uterine tenderness - Adnexal tenderness Additional Criteria (support a diagnosis of PID) - Oral temperature >101°F, or 38.3°C - Abnormal vaginal or cervical discharge - White blood cells on saline wet mount (>10 polymorphonuclear leukocytes per high-power field [101]) - Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (> 15 mm/??) - Elevated C-reactive protein, - Elevated white blood cell count > 10,000 cells/mL - Laboratory evidence of Neisseria gonorrhoaea or Chlamydia trachomatis infection Definitive Criteria (confirm the diagnosis of PID) - Histopathologic evidence of endometritis - Imaging showing thickened, fluid-filled tubes, with or without pelvic free fluid or tubo-ovarian complex, - Doppler studies suggesting pelvic infection, - Intra-abdominal findings consistent with PID on laparoscopy #Pelvic #Inflammatory #Disease #PID #CDC #Criteria #Diagnosis #gynecology #obgyn
