Septic Abortion

Abstract
IT is necessary to reappraise the clinical importance of septic processes in gynecology since the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Septic abortions are not often seen in general practice but form a considerable portion of the admissions to a large city-hospital service. This study is to evaluate, once again, the clinical management and prognosis of septic abortion, and to determine if present concepts of therapy are valid.The diagnosis of septic abortion is difficult to make with certainty. In a patient who is pregnant, bleeding and febrile, the admission diagnosis is usually septic abortion. In approximately a third of . . .

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