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Haemophilus influenzae bacteremia following first trimester abortion
Author(s) -
Foldes J.,
Eilam O.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90829-1
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , bacteremia , haemophilus influenzae , genital tract , pathogen , pregnancy , obstetrics , second trimester , immunology , fetus , microbiology and biotechnology , physiology , genetics , biology , antibiotics
While genital tract infections with Haemophilus influenza (H. influenzae) are recognized with increasing frequency, this organism still remains an uncommon cause of maternal infection. The association of this pathogen with spontaneous abortion is extremely rare and has been described only in cases of midtrimester abortion. We report a case of H. influenzae bacteremia following first trimester spontaneous abortion and review the literature.