Lactobacillus sepsis with pelvic abscess.
Although lactobacillus species are among the most common commensal organisms of the mouth, digestive tract, and female genital tract, they rarely cause serious infection. A case of lactobacillus septicemia and pelvic abscess formation in a posthysterectomy patient with mixed Mullerian tumor of the uterus is presented.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
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JP
Connor
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Buller
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007780:Lacticaseibacillus casei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018200:Mixed Tumor, Mullerian / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery