Abortion and clostridial toxic shock syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 970-971

  Soper, David E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ABORTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LEUKEMOID REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC ABORTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 35848968228     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000288224.47104.7b     Document Type: Editorial

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