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Paik CK, Waetjen LE, Xing G, Dai J, and Sweet RL. Hospitalizations for pelvic inflammatory disease and tuboovarian abscess. Obstet Gynecol, 107(3):611-616, 2006.

Ness RB, Smith KJ, Chang CH, Schisterman EF, Bass DC, and GIFT Investigators (Hillier SL, McGregor JA, Rice P, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Sweet RL). Prediction of pelvic inflammatory disease among young, single, sexually active women. Sex Transm Dis, 33(3):137-142, 2006.

Ness RB, Hillier SL, Kip KE, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm C, McGregor J, Bass DC, Sweet RL, and Rice P. Douching, pelvic inflammatory disease, and incident gonococcal and chlamydial cervicitis in a cohort of high-risk women. Am J Epidemiol, 161(2):186-195, 2005.

Ness RB, Kip KE, Soper DE, Hillier SL, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, and Richter HE. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the risk of incident gonococcal or chlamydial genital infection in a predominantly Black population. Sex Transm Dis, 32(7):413-417, 2005.

Sutkin G, Krohn MA, Heine RP, and Sweet RL. Antibiotic prophylaxis and non-group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis. Obstet Gynecol, 105(3):581-586, 2005.

Wiesenfeld HC, Sweet RL, Ness RJ, Krohn MA, Amortegui AJ, and Hillier S. Comparison of acute and subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease. Sex Transm Dis, 32(7):400-405, 2005.

Ness RB, Kip KE, Hillier SL, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, and Richter HE. A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease. Am J Epidemiol, 162(6):585-590, 2005.

Haggerty CL, Peipert JF, Weitzen S, Hendrix SL, Holley RL, Nelson DB, Randall H, Soper DE, Wiesenfeld HC, Ness RB, and PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study Investigators. Predictors of chronic pelvic pain in an urban population of women with symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease. Sex Transm Dis, 32(5):293-299, 2005.

Ness RB, Hillier SL, Kip KE, Soper DE, Stamm C, McGregor J, Bass DC, Sweet RL, Rice P, and Richter HE. Bacterial vaginosis and risk of pelvic inflammatory disease. Obstet Gynecol, 104(4):761-769, 2004.

Ness RB, Randall H, Richter HE, Peipert JF, Montagno A, Soper DE, Sweet RL, Nelson DB, Schubeck D, Hendrix SL, Bass DC, and Kip KE. Condom use and the risk of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), chronic pelvic pain and infertility following PID. Am J Public Health, 94(8):1327-1329, 2004.