Clostridium hathewayi bacteraemia and surgical site infection after uterine myomectomy

A 42-year-old woman with uterine fibroids underwent myomectomy. She developed postoperative sepsis and bloodstream infection with Clostridium hathewayi secondary to an infected haematoma. The patient was readmitted after failure of oral antibiotic therapy and underwent intrauterine drainage followed...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2014-03, Vol.2014, p.bcr2013009322
Main Authors: Dababneh, Ala S, Nagpal, Avish, Palraj, Bharath Raj Varatharaj, Sohail, M Rizwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Antibiotics
Bacteremia - blood
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - etiology
Black
Clostridium - isolation & purification
Clostridium Infections - blood
Clostridium Infections - diagnosis
Female
Fertility
Fibroids
Humans
Infertility
Leiomyoma - surgery
Medical imaging
Patients
Pelvis
Penicillin
Rare Disease
Surgical site infections
Surgical Wound Infection - blood
Surgical Wound Infection - complications
Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
USA/Canada
Uterine Myomectomy
Uterine Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:A 42-year-old woman with uterine fibroids underwent myomectomy. She developed postoperative sepsis and bloodstream infection with Clostridium hathewayi secondary to an infected haematoma. The patient was readmitted after failure of oral antibiotic therapy and underwent intrauterine drainage followed by prolonged parenteral antibiotic therapy. The patient was followed for 1 year and did not have any relapse of infection.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-009322