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Diagnosis of pure and mixed anaerobic infections in obstetrics and gynecology

Diagnose rein anaerober und gemischter Infektionen in Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie

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Less than one third of women patients with post-partum endometritis, abscess formation and similar pathologic conditions were found to have pure anaerobic infection. The majority of the infections were caused by facultative organisms and anaerobes.Bacteroides oralis, Bacteroides fragilis andPeptococcaceae were the predominant isolates. Treatment with an antimicrobial agent active against most anaerobes led to clinical cure even in cases of mixed infections. This may possibly indicate that anaerobes play an important pathogenic role in female genital tract infections.

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Weniger als ein Drittel der Patientinnen mit Endometritis post partum, Abszeßbildung oder ähnlichen Krankheitsprozessen hatten rein anaerobe Infektionen. Die Mehrzahl der Infektionen war durch fakultative Keime und durch Anaerobier hervorgerufen.Bacteroides oralis, Bacteroides fragilis undPeptococcaceae waren die vorherrschenden Isolate. Behandlung mit einem gegen die meisten Anaerobier wirksamen Antibiotikum führte auch in Fällen von Mischinfektionen zu klinischer Heilung. Dies könnte darauf hindeuten, daß Anaerobier bei Infektionen des weiblichen Genitaltraktes eine bedeutsame pathogenetische Rolle spielen.

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Lang, N., Werner, H. Diagnosis of pure and mixed anaerobic infections in obstetrics and gynecology. Infection 8 (Suppl 2), S201–S202 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01639896

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