E. coli endometritis

*Escherichia coli* endometritis is an infectious inflammatory condition of the endometrial lining of the uterus caused by the Gram-negative bacillus *Escherichia coli*, either as a monomicrobial infection or as part of an ascending polymicrobial process Primarily affecting female patients during the postpartum period or following intrauterine procedures and instrumentation, it arises when enteric bacteria colonize the lower genital tract and ascend into the uterine cavity

*Escherichia coli* endometritis is an infectious inflammatory condition of the endometrial lining of the uterus caused by the Gram-negative bacillus *Escherichia coli*, either as a monomicrobial infection or as part of an ascending polymicrobial process Primarily affecting female patients during the postpartum period or following intrauterine procedures and instrumentation, it arises when enteric bacteria colonize the lower genital tract and ascend into the uterine cavity Pathophysiologically, b...

Primarily affecting female patients during the postpartum period or following intrauterine procedures and instrumentation, it arises when enteric bacteria colonize the lower genital tract and ascend into the uterine cavity

Pathophysiologically, bacterial adherence and mucosal invasion trigger localized neutrophilic infiltration, tissue necrosis, and systemic inflammatory cascades

Defining clinical manifestations include lower abdominal or pelvic pain, uterine tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and purulent or foul-smelling lochia

Defining clinical manifestations include lower abdominal or pelvic pain, uterine tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and purulent or foul-smelling lochia