Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Gaps1.The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides evidence-based, expert-driven guidelines for effective management of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); however, clinician adherence to the guidelines has been problematic.2. PID practice guideline adherence is an international problem, as evidenced by a 2012 audit in the United Kingdom demonstrating that 55.5% of patients with PID did not receive care according to the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV treatment recommendations.Clinician behavior can be enhanced with the use of institutionally driven protocols, especially those that include onsite dispensing of a full course of medications.