Leptotrichia amnionii found in septic abortion in Denmark.

Marie Boennelycke, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Magnus Arpi, Søren Krause
Author Information
  1. Marie Boennelycke: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark. boennelycke@mail.dk

Abstract

Leptotrichia amnionii was first described in 2002 in the USA. Only few cases have been reported to date, 3 in pregnant women and 2 in non-pregnant women. We present the first case of L. amnionii in Scandinavia, found in a woman with spontaneous second trimester septic abortion.

MeSH Term

Abortion, Septic
Adult
Chorioamnionitis
Female
Fusobacteriaceae Infections
Humans
Leptotrichia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Pregnancy Trimester, Second

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