Which Description of the Pathogenesis of PID Is False

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which description of the pathogenesis of PID is false?

• A)It develops when pathogenic microbes ascend from an infected cervix along the endometrial tissue to infect the uterus and adnexa.
• B)It develops from virally infected endometrial cells that move through the fallopian tubes and empty into the pelvic cavity.
• C)It spreads by way of lymphatics with parametrial dissemination of infection into the pelvis.
• D)It develops by the adherence of sexually transmitted bacteria to sperm that travel through the genital tract.

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