Etiology of pelvic infections treated by the gynecologic service of the Kasturba Hospital, Delhi, India.

Selected etiologic and clinical characteristics of pelvic infections associated with gynecologic surgical procedures and other conditions were studied. During a 5 year period, 1,800 patients were admitted to Kasturba Hospital. Infections following sterilization by vaginal tubectomy were common while septic-induced abortion was the leading cause of maternal morbidity. Medical management was successful in most of the patients.