descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1975 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Obstetrics & Gynecology, volume 45, pages 609-613 (issn: 0029-7844,

Authors: William J. Ledger; O. L. Puttler;

doi: 10.1097/00006250-197506000-00002

pmid: 1143720

Death From Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

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Abstract

During the past 2 years at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center (LAC-USC), there have been 2 deaths from pseudomembranous enterocolitis. Each of these deaths occurred postoperatively in previously healthy women who received pronlonged antibiotic prophylasix. The implications of these poor therapeutic results are discussed. The distinctive clinical symptology of a patient with pseudomembranous enterocolitis is described, and current treatment recommendiations are presented.

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Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
United States
University of California System
United States
LAC+USC Medical Center
United States

Keywords

Adult, Cesarean Section, Bacterial Infections, Middle Aged, Hysterectomy, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Methicillin, Postoperative Complications, Kanamycin, Pregnancy, Vancomycin, Cephalothin, Humans, Ampicillin, Female, Castration, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous, Fallopian Tubes

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