Bacteroides endomyometritis

Bacteroides endomyometritis is an acute upper genital tract infection involving both the endometrium and the deeper myometrium caused by anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli of the *Bacteroides* genus Typically occurring in postpartum patients—particularly following cesarean delivery, prolonged rupture of membranes, or invasive instrumentation—it arises when cervicovaginal anaerobes ascend into traumatized uterine tissue The condition is pathologically defined by bacterial invasion, tissue necrosis, ...

Bacteroides endomyometritis is an acute upper genital tract infection involving both the endometrium and the deeper myometrium caused by anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli of the *Bacteroides* genus

Typically occurring in postpartum patients—particularly following cesarean delivery, prolonged rupture of membranes, or invasive instrumentation—it arises when cervicovaginal anaerobes ascend into traumatized uterine tissue Clinically, affected individuals present with maternal postpartum fever, marked fundal tenderness, purulent or foul-smelling lochia, leukocytosis, and systemic tachycardia

The condition is pathologically defined by bacterial invasion, tissue necrosis, and severe neutrophilic infiltration extending into the uterine musculature