Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2758168 International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 2010 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

We describe a maternal death due to necrotising fasciitis caused by an extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli resistant to routinely used antimicrobial agents. Necrotising fasciitis is a rare complication of septicaemia with a high mortality. Signs of infection were insidious and masked by the use of routine analgesic agents and concurrent preeclampsia. The incidence of infection with extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing organisms is increasing both in the United Kingdom and globally and will need to be considered in the obstetric setting. The use of the current Modified Early Warning Scores was of limited help in this case. Where there is no response to routine antibiotics within 12 h, microbiological review is indicated.

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