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Title: | Septic shock due to Klebsiella pneumoniae after medical abortion with misoprostol-only regimen |
Authors: | Kaponis, Apostolos Papatheodorou, Stefania Makrydimas, George V. |
Major Field of Science: | Medical and Health Sciences |
Field Category: | Clinical Medicine |
Keywords: | Klebsiella pneumoniae;Misoprostol;Pregnancy termination;Self-administration;Septic shock |
Issue Date: | Sep-2010 |
Source: | Fertility and Sterility, 2010, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 1529.e3-1529.e5 |
Volume: | 94 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start page: | 1529.e3 |
End page: | 1529.e5 |
Journal: | Fertility and Sterility |
Abstract: | Objective: To report a case of a healthy woman who was admitted to the hospital with septic shock caused by a common uropathogen after self-administration of misoprostol for pregnancy termination. Design: Case report. Setting: Tertiary hospital. Patient(s): A 38-year-old woman, gravida 5, para 3, who developed septic shock after medical termination of pregnancy. Intervention(s): Suction curettage, antibiotic treatment, plasma and platelet transfusions. Main Outcome Measure(s): Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from blood samples. Result: Ten days after her admission she was discharged home in good condition on oral antibiotics. Conclusion(s): Severe infections leading to septic shock from common pathogen bacteria can occur after medical termination of pregnancy, independently of the regimen used. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/1255 |
ISSN: | 15565653 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.025 |
Rights: | © American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
Type: | Article |
Affiliation : | University of Ioannina |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
Appears in Collections: | Άρθρα/Articles |
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