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Body temperature (BT), white blood cell count (WBC), and C-reactive protein (CRP) level after cesarean section. One gram of flomoxef sodium (FMOX) twice daily, 500 mg of imipenem cilastatin sodium (1:1; IPM/CS) twice daily, and 300 mg of ciprofloxacin (CPFX) twice daily were administered intravenously. Solid line: WBC; broken line: CRP. CPFX chemotherapy resolved the patient's fever when WBC and CRP diminished to their normal ranges.
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Blood examination revealed a white blood cell count of 18,400/mm3 and a C-reactive protein (CRP) level of 15.4 mg/dL (Figure 1).
Computed tomography scans. Rectus abdominis muscle abscess (arrow) and subcutaneous hematoma (arrowhead) were revealed on postoperative day 5 and had subsided on day 8.
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A lower abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed subcutaneous hematoma and rectus abdominis muscle abscess (Figure 2). On day 8, an abdominal CT scan suggested that the subcutaneous hematoma and rectus abdominis muscle abscess had subsided (Figure 2), indicating that our drainage was effective.
Gram stain of the abdominal incisional exudate. This indicates numerous altered polymorphonuclear leukocytes without any pathogens.
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The Gram stain indicated numerous altered polymorphonuclear leukocytes without any pathogens (Figure 3).
Mycoplasma hominis colonies grown in an anaerobic environment. They were pinpoint sized, translucent, and measuring 50-300 mum in diameter. Subsequently, the colonies were Gram stained to be visualized more distinctly.
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On Gram stain of the colonies, the cells were so small that their cellular morphology was invisible under a routine light microscope (Figure 4).