Neisseria meningitidis sepsis as a complication of labor. A case report.
Bacteremia in the obstetric patient is an uncommon event. The occurrence of sepsis is even more rare. We report a case of maternal sepsis complicating labor and delivery in which the blood culture isolate was Neisseria meningitidis.
Neubert
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Pennsylvania 19603.
Schwartz
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D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*