A 23-year-old female presents to the emergency room with fever, pelvic pain, vomiting, and dysuria. She reports having had an abortion yesterday in an urban birth control clinic. On physical examination, there is a bloody vaginal discharge, tenderness of the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, and cervical tenderness on pelvic examination. The following is a likely diagnosis:

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The symptoms and recent history of abortion suggest a post-abortion infection, likely caused by Staphylococcus species, leading to endometritis.

A 23-Year-Old Female Presents to the Emergency Room with Fever