Toxic shock syndrome due to Clostridium sordellii: a dramatic postpartum and postabortion disease.
We describe a young woman who developed Clostridium sordellii toxic shock syndrome after having had an abortion medically induced by mifepristone (RU-486; Mifeprex [Danco Laboratories]) 7 days before admission to our hospital. Although the patient was aggressively treated, death occurred <3 days after admission. It is hoped that very early recognition of this disease will decrease the mortality associated with this rarely reported ailment that occurs among young, otherwise healthy women.
Sinave
Christian
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Département de Microbiologie Médicale et Infectiologie, Faculté de Médecine et Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 5N4. csinave@courrier.usherb.ca
Le Templier
Geneviève
G
Blouin
Daniel
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Léveillé
François
F
Deland
Eric
E
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology