Clinical case presentation: life threatening Group A sepsis secondary to HyCoSy

Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is a commonly performed procedure in the investigation of infertility. Infection is an uncommon complication of this procedure. Should it occur, it is generally mild and amenable to outpatient treatment with oral antibiotics. We present a case of an immun...

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Autores principales: Rodgers, Rachael, Ludlow, Joanne, Gee, Alison, Ramsay, Philippa, Benness, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00029.x
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author Rodgers, Rachael
Ludlow, Joanne
Gee, Alison
Ramsay, Philippa
Benness, Christopher
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description Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is a commonly performed procedure in the investigation of infertility. Infection is an uncommon complication of this procedure. Should it occur, it is generally mild and amenable to outpatient treatment with oral antibiotics. We present a case of an immunosuppressed woman who underwent HyCoSy for investigation of secondary infertility and developed life‐threatening sepsis with Group A streptococcus.
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spelling pubmed-50249492017-02-10 Clinical case presentation: life threatening Group A sepsis secondary to HyCoSy Rodgers, Rachael Ludlow, Joanne Gee, Alison Ramsay, Philippa Benness, Christopher Australas J Ultrasound Med Case Report Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is a commonly performed procedure in the investigation of infertility. Infection is an uncommon complication of this procedure. Should it occur, it is generally mild and amenable to outpatient treatment with oral antibiotics. We present a case of an immunosuppressed woman who underwent HyCoSy for investigation of secondary infertility and developed life‐threatening sepsis with Group A streptococcus. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015-12-31 2014-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5024949/ /pubmed/28191223 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00029.x Text en © 2014 Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
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Clinical case presentation: life threatening Group A sepsis secondary to HyCoSy
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title_short Clinical case presentation: life threatening Group A sepsis secondary to HyCoSy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00029.x
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