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A life-threatening sexually transmitted Haemophilus influenzae in septic abortion: a case report
O Pinhas-Hamiel1, E Schiff, G Ben-Baruch
1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
Haemophilus influenzae infections of the genitourinary tract are rare. A case of a life-threatening Haemophilus influenzae bacteremia associated with a septic abortion is presented. Sexual transmission of bacteria after orogenital contact is proposed as a possible source of this uncommon infection.