Maternal death due to extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli: A warning for the future?

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-330

  Loughnan, B A ^a   Grover, M ^a   Nielsen, P B ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESBL producing E. coli; Modified Early Warning Scores; Mortality maternal; Necrotising fasciitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BUPIVACAINE; CARBAPENEM; CARBOPROST; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FENTANYL; LABETALOL; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; PIPERACILLIN; SUXAMETHONIUM; TEICOPLANIN; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREECLAMPSIA; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE ATONY;

ADULT; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 77954215754     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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