Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Endometritis
PATHOGENS
- Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA
- Streptococci (Group A, Group B, others)
- Also, S. pneumoniae
- Enterococcus
- Peptostreptococcus
- Gardnerella vaginalis
- Bacteroides species
- N. gonorrhea (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatous(CT)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis(rare)
- Most infections are polymicrobial, reflective of vaginal flora.
- In low-resource settings, GC,E. coli,Proteus spp. and S. pneumoniae recovered most frequently.
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Last updated: December 11, 2022
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Endometritis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540616/all/Endometritis.
Auwaerter PG. Endometritis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540616/all/Endometritis. Accessed September 22, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2022). Endometritis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540616/all/Endometritis
Auwaerter PG. Endometritis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. [cited 2023 September 22]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540616/all/Endometritis.
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