Journal article
Toxic shock syndrome after laminaria insertion
Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.98(5), pp.959-961
2001
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01502-2
PMID: 11704221
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Laminaria tents used to facilitate surgical abortion are rarely associated with significant infectious morbidity.
CASE:
A parous woman in midpregnancy had laminaria placed in her cervix followed by a second set after 24 hours. Eight hours later, she presented with dyspnea, hives, fever, tachycardia, and hypotension. Antibiotic treatment was initiated and a dilation and evacuation procedure was performed. Amniotic membrane cultures showed a heavy growth of
Staphylococcus aureus with staphylococcal enterotoxin C expression, compatible with toxic shock syndrome.
CONCLUSION:
Laminaria cervical dilation might be associated with toxic shock syndrome.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Toxic shock syndrome after laminaria insertion
- Creators
- Gary Sutkin - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASusan D Capelle - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAPatrick M Schlievert - Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAMitchell D Creinin - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.98(5), pp.959-961
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01502-2
- PMID
- 11704221
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
- eISSN
- 1873-233X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2001
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984002375002771
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