Parametritis | |
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Specialty | Gynecology |
Parametritis (also known as pelvic cellulitis[ citation needed]) is an infection of the parametrium ( connective tissue adjacent to the uterus). It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease. [1]
[[File:NeisseriaGonorrhoeae.jpg|thumb| Gram-stain of gonococcal urethritis.
Scientific classification | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Neisseriales |
Family: | Neisseriaceae |
Genus: | Neisseria |
Species: | N. gonorrhoeae |
Binomial name | |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae( Zopf 1885) Trevisan 1885 | |
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Extremely rare in humans, with approximately 1 in 20 million people becoming infected.