Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome From an Intrauterine Device

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 701-703

  Klug, Cameron D ^a   Keay, C Ryan ^a   Ginde, Adit A ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; ONDANSETRON; PHENYLEPHRINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VANCOMYCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHORESIS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NAUSEA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SEPSIS; SKIN EXFOLIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70350066506     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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