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A case of uterine endometritis caused by Atopobium vaginae

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Although Atopobium vaginae has been reported as a causative organisms in patients with bacterial vaginosis and/or tubo-ovarian abscess, clinical significance of Atopobium species has not been defined to date. Here we report the case of uterine endometritis caused by A. vaginae.

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  1. Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University, 21 Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan

    Yuka Yamagishi & Hiroshige Mikamo

  2. Division of Anaerobe Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

    Kaori Tanaka & Kunitomo Watanabe

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Yamagishi, Y., Mikamo, H., Tanaka, K. et al. A case of uterine endometritis caused by Atopobium vaginae . J Infect Chemother 17, 119–121 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-010-0100-6

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