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Salmonella Mississippi: a rare cause of second trimester miscarriage

Anthony GyangContact Information and Michael Saunders1

(1)  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North West Regional Hospital, Mersey Campus, TAS, 7307, Australia

Received: 9 May 2007  Accepted: 29 October 2007  Published online: 15 November 2007

Abstract  We report a case of transplacental transmission of Salmonella Mississippi resulting in a spontaneous miscarriage at 18 weeks gestation. The miscarriage occurred 1 week after resolution of an acute diarrheal illness. We recommend evaluation by stool culture for Salmonella infection in pregnant women with diarrheal illness.

Keywords  Transplacental transmission -  Salmonella Mississippi - Diarrheal illness


Contact Information Anthony Gyang
Email: tonygyang@hotmail.com
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