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Streptococcus agalactiae causing pyometra in an elderly female with cervical cancer

Author(s) -

Ruchika Gupta,

Anupam Das,

Prakash S Krishna

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2159

Subject(s) - streptococcus agalactiae , pyometra , female circumcision , pathogen , cervical cancer , medicine , isolation (microbiology) , uterine cancer , biology , streptococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , uterus , cancer , gynecology , bacteria , genetics

Streptococcus agalactiae is an important cause of invasive infections in neonates and is emerging as an important pathogen in elderly females. S. agalactiae is a commensal organism of the female genital tract; however, isolation from the uterine cavity suggests ascending infection of this organism caused by occlusion of the uterine cavity. We report a case of S. agalactiae causing pyometra in an elderly female with cervical cancer.

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