Group A Streptococcus causing a life-threatening postpartum necrotizing myometritis: A case report

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 645-648

  Lurie, Samuel ^a   Vaknine, Hananya ^a   Izakson, Alexander ^a,b   Levy, Tally ^a   Sadan, Oscar ^a   Golan, Abraham ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial obstetric infections; Critical care obstetrics; Group A Streptococcus; Postpartum care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; HEMOGLOBIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; METRITIS; NECROTIZING MYOMETRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUERPERIUM; SPONTANEOUS PLACENTAL DELIVERY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; AMNION FLUID; ANALGESIA; BIRTH; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; GRAM STAINING; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPARA; PUERPERAL INFECTION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYOMETRIUM; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; NECROSIS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 52649109765     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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