Septic Abortion Secondary to Peptoniphilus Asaccharolyticus Complicated by Bacteremia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Apr 12

PMID 37041893

Authors

Abdulhakeem Althaqafi

Adeeb Munshi

Hadeel Altayib

Nawaf Alsubhi

Dheyyaa Alnajar

Abdulfattah Al-Amri

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Abstract

species are gram-positive anaerobic coccus (GPAC) that are found in the human flora, such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract, and can be pathogenic. Septic abortion caused by species has been reported only three times in the literature. Here, we present a case of bacteremia as a complication of septic abortion.

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