Group a streptococcal sepsis and ovarian vein thrombosis after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 375-380

  Gourlay, Margaret ^a,b   Gutierrez, Cecilia ^a   Chong, Anthony ^a   Robertson, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXOTOXIN; EXOTOXIN A; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN VEIN; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RASH; SACROILIITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; SACROILIAC JOINT; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0034828635     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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