Volume 277, Number 5, 437-438, DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0506-2

Salmonella Mississippi: a rare cause of second trimester miscarriage

Anthony Gyang and Michael Saunders

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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

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