Apropos of a case of Streptococcus pneumoniae salpingitis, epidemiology of female genital pneumococcal infections

Pathologie-biologie
E GardienP Geslin

Abstract

Pneumoccocci were sometimes isolated from female genital tract specimens, usually without any clinical signification. However few cases of female pneumococcal genital infections were previously reported. We describe an additional report of salpingitis, occurring in a 35-years old female early after installation of an intra-uterine device. Data collected by the National Reference Center for Pneumococci show that 0.9% of the strains documented in the past five years (1992 to 1996) were isolated from the female genitals tract. Most of these infections are caused by S. pneumoniae belonging to the serotypes 1 or 3. About 20% of the strains displayed a reduced sensitivity to penicillin. Although genital infections caused by S. pneumoniae and the neonatal colonisation with the maternal strain are rare, their potential occurrence should not be neglected. Thus, in order to limit the risks of such infections, an antibiotic treatment should immediately started following the detection of a pneumococcal genital carriage.

Citations

May 10, 2013·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology : the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·I EperonB Martinez De Tejada
Dec 13, 2005·Sexual Health·Ayad A Said Alajeel, Suzanne M Garland
May 21, 2021·Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice : IDCP·Scott C RobertsShannon R Galvin

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