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A clinical syndrome resulting from the ascending spread of microorganisms from the vagina and endocervix to the endometrium, fallopian tubes, and/or contiguous structures. In a female who has lower abdominal pain and who has not been diagnosed as having an established cause other than pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, acute appendicitis, and functional pain), all the following clinical criteria must be present:
In addition to the preceding criteria, at least one of the following findings must also be present:
Confirmed: a case that meets the clinical case definition
For reporting purposes, a clinician's report of PID should be counted as a case.
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