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Studies from A.D. Treszezamsky and co-authors have provided new information about sepsis

Published in Blood Weekly, May 13th, 2010

"Extrapelvic infections complicating cervical conization are exceedingly rare. Seven days after conization, a 44-year-old patient presented with fever and right upper quadrant pain," investigators in the United States report.

"Pleural effusion and pulmonary and hepatic abscesses were detected. The pathology report of the conization showed microabscesses. Blood cultures grew Fusobacterium necrophorum. Intravenous antibiotics were administered. The pulmonary findings improved but did not completely resolve after drainage of pleural effusions. The patient refused further procedures and was discharged in good clinical condition and with oral antibiotics after 37 days....

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