| Septic shock due to Klebsiella pneumoniae after medical abortion with misoprostol-only regimen. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20303487 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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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. |
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Authors:
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Apostolos Kaponis; Stefania Papatheodorou; George Makrydimas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-03-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 94 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-27 Completed Date: 2010-09-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1529.e3-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece. jkaponisapostolos@hotmail.com |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Abortifacient Agents
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adverse effects,
therapeutic use Abortion, Induced / adverse effects*, methods, rehabilitation Adult Female Humans Klebsiella Infections / chemically induced, complications*, diagnosis Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects Misoprostol / adverse effects, therapeutic use* Pregnancy Self Administration Shock, Septic / diagnosis, etiology* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Abortifacient Agents; 59122-46-2/Misoprostol |
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