Pregnancy complicated by intraamniotic infection by Salmonella typhi.
There are few reports of transplacental infection by Salmonella typhi. A case of a primagravida at 26 weeks' gestation with severe S typhi gastroenteritis, sepsis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation is presented. Shortly after institution of antibiotic therapy, she spontaneously aborted a previable infant. Amniotic fluid was turbid and subsequently grew S typhi.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D005839:Gentamicins; D002981:Clindamycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole