Postpartum endomyometritis due to E. coli

Postpartum endomyometritis due to *Escherichia coli* is an acute bacterial infection of the female upper reproductive tract occurring after childbirth, specifically involving both the endometrium and the deeper myometrial layer of the uterine wall It develops when coliform bacteria, specifically *E. coli*, ascend from the gastrointestinal or lower genital tract into the uterine cavity, often following prolonged rupture of membranes or cesarean delivery Pathophysiologically, the organism invades ...

Postpartum endomyometritis due to *Escherichia coli* is an acute bacterial infection of the female upper reproductive tract occurring after childbirth, specifically involving both the endometrium and the deeper myometrial layer of the uterine wall It develops when coliform bacteria, specifically *E. coli*, ascend from the gastrointestinal or lower genital tract into the uterine cavity, often following prolonged rupture of membranes or cesarean delivery Affected patients typically present with po...

It develops when coliform bacteria, specifically *E. coli*, ascend from the gastrointestinal or lower genital tract into the uterine cavity, often following prolonged rupture of membranes or cesarean delivery Affected patients typically present with postpartum fever, uterine tenderness, lower abdominal or pelvic pain, and foul-smelling or purulent lochia