Mothers are more likely to die from E. coli infection

On June 16, BV. Tu Du said that in 100 cases of amniotic infection, the probability of E. coli infection accounts for 35%. This bacterium can release toxins, enter the heart, brain, other internal organs, stun, septicemia and death.

Not long ago, after nearly a day of emergency entry in Tu Du Hospital, undergoing 3 operations, pregnant woman Tran Thi M. D (43 years old, in Ho Chi Minh City) died of blood infection from amniotic infection. caused by E. coli.

Previously, Ms. MD had signs of threatened miscarriage, fatigue, and treatment at the hospital. FV. Family members want her to be born prematurely, but the hospital decides to treat internal medicine to help children with full-term birth.

After that, the woman was discharged with good health results, not breaking amniotic fluid.

However, only 12 hours later, Mrs. MD had a stomachache and pregnancy to the country, had to give emergency treatment at Tu Du Hospital. The condition of pregnant women in Tu Du is ruptured, green, foul, high fever, severe amniotic infection. The fetal heart is only 120-130 times / minute. Doctors have done tests to surgery for an endangered pregnancy due to infection. When born, boys weighed 3.1kg with white asphyxia, high fever due to infection from mother.

The woman was given a special care room, but began to appear bleeding spots under her skin, belly rising, blood oozing from the incision. Because patients fall into a coagulopathy due to sepsis, doctors are forced to conduct a second surgery, hysterectomy, removing the infection.

But then, the health status of Mrs. DĐ. It's getting worse. In consultation with the Blood Transfusion Hospital and Cho Ray Hospital, doctors from Tu Du Hospital decided to have a third surgery, to find a way to stop the patient, but still could not be saved. The patient died later due to septic shock, whole body coagulation disorder and multiple organ failure.

The doctors from Tu Tu BV said, from the blood test results, people found sepsis caused by E. coli. Pregnant women can get E. coli from the vagina, when the infection is completely unidentifiable.

E. coli - bacteria can kill people

E. coli bacteria (Photos: www.kimicontrol.com )

Doctor Phan Van Quyen (resident physician in the field of gynecology in Tu Du Hospital) said that in 100 cases of amniotic infection, the probability of E. coli infection accounts for 35%.

E. coli (Escherichia coli) is a common bacterium that lives in human and animal intestines but is very toxic to pregnant women. Maybe at least 6 hours before going to the hospital, the pregnant woman has begun to have an infection.

Moreover, this is a special bacterium. Despite being destroyed by antibiotics, E. coli can still release endotoxins, causing severe shock to patients. Endotoxins can travel throughout the body into the heart, into the lungs, into the brain, and to other organs.

Amniotic fluid infection can have many causes such as the location of an easily infected woman, virulence of bacteria, poor resistance due to the use of some corticosteroids (asthma, diabetes .). , or the patient has some pathology of urinary tract infections.

According to the advice of a gynecologist, before birth, mothers must go for antenatal care, vaccination and complete treatment of diseases, especially urinary infections. In addition, mothers must eat enough nutrients to increase resistance. When any abnormality is detected, especially in the water, you must go to the hospital immediately, to avoid prolonged labor.