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Posted by Dominic Rajkumar  |  18 Jun 2024
18 Jun 2024

Postpartum infection

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Question:
A 24-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital 24 hours after delivering a healthy baby. She presents with fever, abdominal pain and foul-smelling lochia. Physical examination reveals a tender uterus to palpation. Blood cultures are positive for a Gram-positive coccus that is catalase negative and beta-hemolytic on blood agar. Which is the most likely infectious agent?
Options:
A)Staphylococcus aureus
B)Escherichia coli
C)Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D)Streptococcus agalactiae
E)Streptococcus pyogenes
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Postpartum infection

..

Question:
A 24-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital 24 hours after delivering a healthy baby. She presents with fever, abdominal pain and foul-smelling lochia. Physical examination reveals a tender uterus to palpation. Blood cultures are positive for a Gram-positive coccus that is catalase negative and beta-hemolytic on blood agar. Which is the most likely infectious agent?
Options:
A)Staphylococcus aureus
B)Escherichia coli
C)Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D)Streptococcus agalactiae
E)Streptococcus pyogenes
→ View this question