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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-3-24
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0029-7844
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum antibody response to Bacteroides fragilis in women with abscesses following hysterectomy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.