Gonococcal endocarditis after a threatened abortion -: A case report

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Pantanowitz, L
Hodkinson, J
Zeelie, R
Jones, N
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[1] Baragwanath Hosp, Dept Med, ZA-2013 Johannesburg, South Africa
[2] Baragwanath Hosp, Dept Microbiol, ZA-2013 Johannesburg, South Africa
[3] Univ Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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endocarditis; bacterial; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; abortion; threatened;
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
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BACKGROUND: Dissemination gonocococcal infection arising during pregnancy is an uncommon occurrence. Gonococcemia following a threatened abortion has not been documented previously. CASE: Gonococcal arthritis and endocarditis in a 22-year-old primigravida occurred following a midtrimester threatened abortion. CONCLUSION: Since gonococccemia is thought eo be secondary to endocervical disruption, chemoprophylaxis iii the gravid,in cardiac patient after a threatened abortion.
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