title: Neisseria meningitidis sepsis as a complication of labor. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Pennsylvania 19603.
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Neubert
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Schwartz
mesh_terms: 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*