Epidemiology of anaerobic infections of the female genito-urinary tract, and preliminary results of therapy with erythromycin
| Autor: | G. Tolkmitt, H. Werner, R. Feddern, N. Lang, C. Kraseman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology business.industry Urinary system Incidence (epidemiology) Physiology Erythromycin General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria Microbiology Epidemiology medicine Clinical significance Endometritis business Bacteroidaceae medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Current Medical Research and Opinion. 5:52-55 |
| ISSN: | 1473-4877 0300-7995 |
| DOI: | 10.1185/03007997809110252 |
| Popis: | SummaryThe frequency of anaerobes with possible clinical significance was studied in healthy pregnant and puerperal women. Only 5% of the 100 healthy pregnant women studied yielded non-sporing anaerobes of the families Bacteroidaceae and Peptococcaceaefrom vaginal swabs. However, the incidence of clinically important anaerobes in 133 puerperal women was 42%. Mixed infections were most frequent. The predominant anaerobic species was Bacteroides oralis. Patients suffering from post-partum endometritis or other infections with local pain and fever were treated with 2 g erythromycin daily for 5 days. The anaerobes isolated were, without exception, sensitive to erythromycin. With therapy, temperature returned to normal within 5 days or less. The beneficial effect of erythromycin therapy, even in mixed infections, may possibly indicate that anaerobes play an important pathogenic role in female genital tract infections. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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