Puerperal intrauterine infection caused by Edwardsiella tarda.
Edwardsiella tarda infection is uncommon and has been reported to be associated with pet reptiles and the ingestion of raw fish. The majority of the infections occur as gastrointestinal disorders in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of puerperal intrauterine E. tarda infection in a patient with no history of predisposing illness or of the recent ingestion of raw fish; this is the first such report. The patient complained of high fever, lower abdominal pain, and increasing amounts of malodorous genital discharge; these signs and symptoms responded well to intravenous antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Mikamo
Hiroshige
H
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Organ Pathobiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 40 Tsukasa-machi, 500-8705 Gifu, Japan. mikamo@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp
Ninomiya
Mochiyoshi
M
Sawamura
Haruki
H
Tamaya
Teruhiko
T
D000328:Adult; D020609:Edwardsiella tarda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000382:microbiology*