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Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles and Determinants of Septic Abortion Among Women Admitted for Abortion Care in Ugandan Satellite Teaching Hospitals: A Two‐Center Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Septic abortion remains a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in low‐ and middle‐income countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and determinants of septic abortion among
Guled Bashir Gaboose +5 more
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Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Following Septic Abortion: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsThe case report examines a rare presentation of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (TVIE) following a septic abortion. A 31‐year‐old female presented with persistent high‐grade fever, chills, and mild vaginal bleeding post medical termination of ...
Rebicca Pradhan +2 more
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Case Reports in Women's Health, 2022 Background: Septic abortion with multisystem involvement is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Access to care and legalization of abortion have greatly diminished the incidence of serious sequelae worldwide. Two complications, infective
Raina Kishan +3 more
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Massilia timonae bacteremia: An unusual pathogen of septic abortion
IDCases, 2022 Massilia timonae infections in humans have rarely been reported. To the best of our knowledge, M. timonae has not been previously recognized as a causative agent of obstetric or gynecological infections. Timely identification of this unusual pathogen and
Gawahir A. Ali +3 more
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Safe abortion – Still a neglected scenario: A study of septic abortions in a tertiary hospital of Rural India [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2010 Background and Aims: In spite abortion has been legalized in India over three decades, unsafe abortion continues to be a significant contributor of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Shritanu Bhattacharya +3 more
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Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017 Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causing puerperal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Although rare, GAS infection is a relatively significant public health concern because of its propensity to evolve rapidly into septic shock ...
Stephanie C. Tardieu, Elizabeth Schmidt
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Paeniclostridium sordelli toxic shock syndrome after a septic abortion – A case report [PDF]
IDCasesPaeniclostridium sordellii is a highly virulent, spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobe responsible for life-threatening infections, including endocarditis, myositis, and toxic shock syndrome.
Greeshmasree Kambam, Robbert Crusio
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Plesiomonas shigelloides: An Unusual Cause of Septic Abortion
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017 Plesiomonas shigelloides, the only oxidase-positive Enterobacteriaceae, is an inhabitant of freshwater and estuary ecosystems. We report the first possible case of Plesiomonas shigelloides-induced septic abortion. This 24-year-old female was successfully
Gilbert Cornut +6 more
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Diagnosis of Septic Abortion with Point-of-care Ultrasound
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 Section Editor: Rick A. McPheeters, DO Submission history: Submitted January 11, 2017; Revision received March 1, 2017; Accepted March 31, 2017 Electronically published July 6, 2017 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc ...
Dawa Sherpa +3 more
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Prognostic value of the obstetric specific scoring systems and four years’ experience of a tertiary center [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Obstetric sepsis is a significant and preventable cause of maternal mortality. The obstetric modified SOFA (omSOFA) score was created to diagnose sepsis in this population, and the sepsis in obstetrics score (SOS) was developed to predict the ...
Esra Karatas +7 more
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