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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025

Interventions in addition to broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic therapy for the treatment of radiologically proven tubo-ovarian abscess.

Haylee Boyens, Magdalena Bofill Rodriguez, Jordon Wimsett, Katherine At Culliney, Anna Marshall, Charlotte Oyston

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Haylee BoyensObstetrics and Gynaecology, Epworth Freemasons Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-2016-8909
Magdalena Bofill RodriguezDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jordon WimsettDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Katherine At CullineyObstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Taranaki Base Hospital, Westown, New Zealand.
Anna MarshallDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Australia.
Charlotte OystonDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of surgical or radiological intervention in addition to broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics, compared to broad-spectrum antibiotics alone, for the treatment of radiologically proven tubo-ovarian abscesses in non-pregnant adults.

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AbscessAnti-Bacterial AgentsFallopian Tube DiseasesOvarian DiseasesAdultCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReview Literature as TopicAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID40787749
PMCPMC12337244

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