1/2. Wound infections after cesarean section with mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum. A report of three cases.mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum were isolated from the surgical wounds of three patients who developed endometritis and a wound infection after cesarean section. In all patients, aspiration of the incision yielded a cloudy serosanguinous exudate. Gram stain of the fluid revealed numerous white blood cells but no bacteria. All patients responded to antibiotic therapy and local wound care.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = blood cell (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Haematuria associated with ureaplasma infection in sickle-cell trait.Phase-contrast microscopy of the urine of a young Greek woman with macroscopic haematuria showed sickling of the red blood cells. The diagnosis of sickle-cell trait was confirmed with haemoglobin electrophoresis, and an intravenous pyelogram demonstrated the typical medullary cavities seen in this disease. urine collected from the left ureter, from which the haematuria originated, grew 10(6) ureaplasma urealyticum/ml. With doxycycline therapy the macroscopic haematuria and the sickled cells in the urine resolved, but red cell casts and an excessive number of glomerular red blood cells persisted in the urine, confirming the presence of glomerulonephritis. ureaplasma urealyticum has not previously been described in association with a sickling episode nor with the scarring of a sickle cell kidney. The possible role of this infection is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = blood cell (Clic here for more details about this article) |