| Literature DB >> 389576 |
J G Jemsek, L O Gentry, S B Greenberg.
Abstract
A 20-year-old woman developed acute group B streptococcal endocarditis following saline-induced abortion. In the pre-antibiotic era, most cases of group B streptococcal endocarditis occurred in parturient or postabortal women. Currently, this disease is rarely described in obstetrical patients, and no previous cases following saline-induced abortion have been reported. Purulent pericarditis and a perivalvular abscess were present in our patient and represent only the second instance in which these findings have been documented in this disease.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion, Induced; Abortion, Saline Solution--complications; Case Studies; Diseases; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Infections--etiology; Research Methodology; Studies
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Year: 1979 PMID： 389576 DOI： 10.1378/chest.76.6.695
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN： 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410