Bacteroides septic abortion

Bacteroides septic abortion is a severe, life-threatening infection of the placenta, endometrium, and retained products of conception caused by anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli of the genus *Bacteroides*, frequently occurring as part of a polymicrobial pelvic infection This condition primarily affects pregnant or recently pregnant females following a spontaneous miscarriage or an induced abortion, particularly in the setting of instrumentation, retained tissue, or unsafe nonsterile procedures Pat...

Bacteroides septic abortion is a severe, life-threatening infection of the placenta, endometrium, and retained products of conception caused by anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli of the genus *Bacteroides*, frequently occurring as part of a polymicrobial pelvic infection Clinically, it is characterized by high fever, chills, severe lower abdominal pain, marked uterine tenderness, and foul-smelling or purulent vaginal discharge, with a high propensity to progress rapidly to bacteremia, pelvic thromb...

This condition primarily affects pregnant or recently pregnant females following a spontaneous miscarriage or an induced abortion, particularly in the setting of instrumentation, retained tissue, or unsafe nonsterile procedures Clinically, it is characterized by high fever, chills, severe lower abdominal pain, marked uterine tenderness, and foul-smelling or purulent vaginal discharge, with a high propensity to progress rapidly to bacteremia, pelvic thrombophlebitis, septic shock, and multiorgan ...

This condition primarily affects pregnant or recently pregnant females following a spontaneous miscarriage or an induced abortion, particularly in the setting of instrumentation, retained tissue, or unsafe nonsterile procedures

Pathophysiologically, ascending anaerobes colonize necrotic intrauterine tissue and invade the myometrium and pelvic vasculature