Puerperal septic shock and necrotizing fasciitis caused by staphylococcus caprae and Escherichia coli.
Yu-Jin KooPublished in: Yeungnam University journal of medicine (2018)
Puerperal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Postpartum pelvic infections can cause various complications, including wound infections and necrotizing fasciitis. Several microorganisms are known to cause such infections; however, no study has reported on staphylococcus caprae, a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that is isolated frequently from animals and infrequently from human specimens, as a causative agent. Here, we report a rare case of septic shock complicated by necrotizing fasciitis after a cesarean section. This is the first report of a human isolate of S. caprae in association with puerperal sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis.
Keyphrases
- septic shock
- biofilm formation
- staphylococcus aureus
- rare case
- endothelial cells
- escherichia coli
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- pluripotent stem cells
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- candida albicans
- birth weight
- pregnant women
- multidrug resistant
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- preterm birth
- wound healing