Erschienen in:
01.11.2012 | Letter to the Editor
Bacteremia of Gardnerella vaginalis after endometrial ablation
verfasst von:
Randy A. McCool, Donald M. DeDonato
Erschienen in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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Excerpt
Gardnerella vaginalis (previously
Haemophilus vaginalis and
Cornyebacterium vaginale) is an anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the superficial vaginal epithelium and is the causative agent of bacterial vaginosis [
1]. Obstetric and gynecologic procedures may introduce this bacterium into the upper reproductive tract or into the bloodstream from the epithelial layer of the vagina [
2]. Bacteremia may occur as a single isolate, or in conjunction with other flora or pathogens of the reproductive tract [
3,
4].
Gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia has been reported after vaginal and cesarean section delivery, dilation and curettage, intrauterine device placement, vaginal hysterectomy, and in association with pelvic infection [
5]. …