Epidemiology

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Etiology

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Pathophysiology

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Clinical features

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Complications

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• Septic abortion
  • Definition: an infection of the placenta and fetus before 20 weeks’ gestation which is inevitably associated with fetal death
  • Risk factors
    • Pregnancy termination with retained POCs (products of conception)
  • Microbiology
    • Enterobacteriaceae
    • Group A Streptococcus
    • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Clinical presentation
    • Fever, lower abdominal pain
    • Malodorous, purulent cervical discharge
    • Tender uterus with dilated cervix