Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of peritonitis with only a few reports of disease associated with surgical abortion, vaginal delivery, or intrauterine devices, most of which are speculated to be in association with the female genital tract. Only a single case of GAS infection transmissio...
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| author | Kenneth L. Chan Louis-Patrick Haraoui Walter Demczuk Marc-Christian Domingo Eric Bergeron |
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| description | Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of peritonitis with only a few reports of disease associated with surgical abortion, vaginal delivery, or intrauterine devices, most of which are speculated to be in association with the female genital tract. Only a single case of GAS infection transmission through contemporary oral sex has been previously reported. We report a strange case of GAS peritonitis occurring after abortion and oral sex. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8676388335f54ab0a49f17c315d288f22025-02-03T01:23:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69192022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1362255Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing PeritonitisKenneth L. Chan0Louis-Patrick Haraoui1Walter Demczuk2Marc-Christian Domingo3Eric Bergeron4Department of GynecologyDepartment of MicrobiologyNational Microbiology LaboratoryInstitut National de Santé Publique du QuébecDepartment of SurgeryGroup A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of peritonitis with only a few reports of disease associated with surgical abortion, vaginal delivery, or intrauterine devices, most of which are speculated to be in association with the female genital tract. Only a single case of GAS infection transmission through contemporary oral sex has been previously reported. We report a strange case of GAS peritonitis occurring after abortion and oral sex.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1362255 |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth L. Chan Louis-Patrick Haraoui Walter Demczuk Marc-Christian Domingo Eric Bergeron Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis |
| title_full | Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis |
| title_fullStr | Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis |
| title_short | Oral Sex following Abortion: Case Report of a Sexually Transmitted Infection of Group A Streptococcus Causing Peritonitis |
| title_sort | oral sex following abortion case report of a sexually transmitted infection of group a streptococcus causing peritonitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1362255 |
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