First Report of Atopobium vaginae Bacteremia with Fetal Loss after Chorionic Villus Sampling

Author(s):
Knoester, M.; Lashley, L.E.E.L.O.; Wessels, E.; Oepkes, D.; Kuijper, E.J.
Published
2011
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Infectious complications after chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are rare (< 0.1%) but can lead to maternal sepsis and spontaneous abortion. We report the first bacteremia with Atopobium vaginae and suggest A. vaginae to be a pathogenic microorganism that can lead to intrauterine infection and fetal death following CVS.

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Date issued
2011-04-30
Language
English
Is part of
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2011), Vol. 49, no. 4, p. 1684-1686
hdl
1887/109648
doi
10.1128/JCM.01655-10