Bacteremia of Gardnerella vaginalis after endometrial ablation

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1337-1338

  McCool, Randy A ^a   Dedonato, Donald M ^a  

^a NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN;

EID: 84868098806     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2447-7     Document Type: Letter

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