Group A Streptococcus Septic Shock after Surgical Abortion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Diagnostic work-up for postabortion sepsis.

Blood work	CBC w/differential
	CMP
	Coagulation profile (PT/INR, aPTT, fibrinogen)
	Lactate
	Arterial blood gas
Imaging	Chest X-ray
	Transvaginal ultrasound
	CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast or MRI
Cultures	Blood cultures
	Cervical cultures
	Vaginal discharge cultures (including cultures for trichomonas, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and candida)
	Cultures of endometrial biopsy or curettage specimen
	Urine culture
Other tests	Urinalysis
Consultation	Gynecology (including family planning subspecialist if available)
	Infectious disease
	Hospital infectious control services
	Surgery (general and other subspecialists)
	Critical care

CBC: complete blood count; CMP: comprehensive metabolic panel; PT/INR: prothrombin time/international normalized ratio; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.