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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-3-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
To determine the role of Bacteroides fragilis in the development of infectious complications following hysterectomy, serum antibody to the capsular polysaccharide was measured with a radioactive antigen-binding assay in 53 women before and several days after surgery. Patients with postoperative abscess formation had a significantly greater mean increase in antibody concentration (4.91 micrograms/ml) than those without complications (0.62 micrograms/ml), those with wound infection (1.90 micrograms/ml), those with pelvic cellulitis (0.63 micrograms/ml), and those with febrile morbidity (0.95 micrograms/ml). There were no significant differences among the latter 4 groups. The authors conclude that B fragilis may play an important role in abscess formation following hysterectomy, but is infrequently involved in other infectious complications of this procedure.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0029-7844
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
55
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
163-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-10-26
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Abscess,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Antibodies, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Antibody Formation,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Bacteroides Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Bacteroides fragilis,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Cellulitis,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Fever,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Genital Diseases, Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Hysterectomy,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Pelvis,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:7352073-Surgical Wound Infection
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pubmed:year |
1980
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Serum antibody response to Bacteroides fragilis in women with abscesses following hysterectomy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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