Immunologic evaluation of an Escherichia coli O157-infected pregnant woman. A case report.
BACKGROUND
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of pregnancy complicated by hemorrhagic enterocolitis due to Escherichia coli O157.


METHODS
A woman with hemorrhagic enterocolitis due to E coli O157 was seen at 32 weeks of gestation. We investigated her immune response to 0157 lipopolysaccharide and to Shiga toxin in the sera and breast milk.


CONCLUSIONS
IgM and IgA to 0157 lipopolysaccharide in the breast milk of this patient might protect her infant after the disappearance of serum IgM.
Tanaka
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie Prefectural Shima Hospital, Japan.
Toyoda
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Adachi
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Takeda
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D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial