Chorioamnionitis and possible neonatal infection associated with Lactobacillus species.
AUTOR(ES)
Lorenz, R P
RESUMO
A patient is described with premature labor at 32 weeks of gestation complicated by chorioamnionitis associated with Lactobacillus species, subsequent premature delivery, and possible neonatal infection. Mother and infant did well with antibiotic therapy. The significance of chorioamnionitis and neonatal pneumonia due to this organism group is discussed.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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