Tuboovarian abscess caused by Atopobium vaginae following transvaginal oocyte recovery.
A 39-year-old woman with tubarian sterility fell ill with acute pelvic inflammatory disease 2 months after transvaginal oocyte recovery. Laparotomy revealed a large tuboovarian abscess, from which Atopobium vaginae, an anaerobic gram-positive coccoid bacterium of hitherto unknown clinical significance, was isolated. The microbial etiology and the risk of pelvic infections following transvaginal punctures are discussed.
Geissdörfer
Walter
W
Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene. Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Böhmer
Christoph
C
Pelz
Klaus
K
Schoerner
Christoph
C
Frobenius
Wolfgang
W
Bogdan
Christian
C
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S