Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
The first case of pneumococcal endometritis with peritonitis in a woman using tampons is described. The patient responded to removal of the tampon and administration of broad spectrum antibiotics. The pathogenesis of pneumococcal endometritis and peritonitis and the potential significance of a tampo...
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| description | The first case of pneumococcal endometritis with peritonitis in a woman using tampons is described. The patient responded to removal of the tampon and administration of broad spectrum antibiotics. The pathogenesis of pneumococcal endometritis and peritonitis and the potential significance of a tampon in situ are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f18832ab6b84476dada4b05720ad800c2025-02-03T01:11:31ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321991-01-012416116410.1155/1991/686408Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureKI Ostrowska0C Rotstein1JH Thornley2LA Mandell3The Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pathology, Henderson General Division of the Hamilton Civic Hospitals, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pathology, Henderson General Division of the Hamilton Civic Hospitals, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pathology, Henderson General Division of the Hamilton Civic Hospitals, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Pathology, Henderson General Division of the Hamilton Civic Hospitals, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe first case of pneumococcal endometritis with peritonitis in a woman using tampons is described. The patient responded to removal of the tampon and administration of broad spectrum antibiotics. The pathogenesis of pneumococcal endometritis and peritonitis and the potential significance of a tampon in situ are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/686408 |
| spellingShingle | KI Ostrowska C Rotstein JH Thornley LA Mandell Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Pneumococcal Endometritis with Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | pneumococcal endometritis with peritonitis case report and review of the literature |
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