DEEP OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL INFECTIONS CAUSED BY NONTYPABLE HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE

Six patients with deep obstetrical and gynecological infections due to non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae are presented. 3 patients had tub o-ovarian abscesses, 2 septic abortions and 1 postpartum sepsis. All o ur patients with tubo-ovarian abscesses had used intra-uterine contrac eptive devices until admission and all had a protracted course of illn ess. Both patients with septic abortion had a severe course, one of th em with disseminated intravascular coagulation demanding treatment in the intensive care unit. The patient with postpartum infection had a m ilder course. The possibility of infection with H. influenzae and the emergence of beta-lactamase producing strains warrant adequate culture procedures in women with obstetrical and gynecological infections in order to ensure proper treatment.