misoprostol and Klebsiella-Infections

To report a case of a healthy woman who was admitted to the hospital with septic shock caused by a common uropathogen after self-administration of misoprostol for pregnancy termination.. Case report.. Tertiary hospital.. A 38-year-old woman, gravida 5, para 3, who developed septic shock after medical termination of pregnancy.. Suction curettage, antibiotic treatment, plasma and platelet transfusions.. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from blood samples.. Ten days after her admission she was discharged home in good condition on oral antibiotics.. Severe infections leading to septic shock from common pathogen bacteria can occur after medical termination of pregnancy, independently of the regimen used.

Topics: Abortifacient Agents; Abortion, Induced; Adult; Female; Humans; Klebsiella Infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Misoprostol; Pregnancy; Self Administration; Shock, Septic