Group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome after an office endometrial biopsy: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 665-668

  Mourton, Susannah ^a   Rich, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Neurosciences Critical Care Units   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endometrium; Streptococcus group A; Toxic shock syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SEPSIS; SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748040462     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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