An Infection That Results When Cervical Microorganisms Travel Upward to the Endometrium

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Multiple Choice

An infection that results when cervical microorganisms travel upward to the endometrium, fallopian tubes, and other pelvic structures and produce inflammatory conditions such as endometritis, salpingitis, peritonitis, or abscesses is called

• A)chorioamnionitis.
• B)bartholinitis.
• C)cervicitis.
• D)pelvic inflammatory disease.

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