title: Deep obstetrical and gynecological infections caused by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae.
abstract: Six patients with deep obstetrical and gynecological infections due to non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae are presented. 3 patients had tubo-ovarian abscesses, 2 septic abortions and 1 postpartum sepsis. All our patients with tubo-ovarian abscesses had used intra-uterine contraceptive devices until admission and all had a protracted course of illness. Both patients with septic abortion had a severe course, one of them with disseminated intravascular coagulation demanding treatment in the intensive care unit. The patient with postpartum infection had a milder course. The possibility of infection with H. influenzae and the emergence of beta-lactamase producing strains warrant adequate culture procedures in women with obstetrical and gynecological infections in order to ensure proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Orebro Medical Center Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kragsbjerg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Törnqvist
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vikerfors
mesh_terms: D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000209:etiology; D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000382:microbiology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*