title: Amniotic fluid infection syndrome and neonatal mortality caused by Eikenella corrodens.
abstract: Different microorganisms not commonly found in the female genital tract have been implicated as causative agents for amniotic fluid infections. Eikenella corrodens is part of the normal flora in the human oral cavity and upper respiratory tract. It is most commonly found in the clinical setting of polymicrobial infections involving human bite wounds, head and neck infections, and periodontitis. On rare occasions, E. corrodens has been reported as a cause of gynecologic infections. There are only 3 reports of documented E. corrodens chorioamnionitis of the placenta resulting in preterm labor, one of which is associated with early neonatal demise. We report a case of preterm delivery of twin infants at 23 weeks of gestation with documented E. corrodens infection in 1 twin who was not resuscitated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Perinatal Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02905, USA. skostadinov@wihri.org
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kostadinov
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pinar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014427:Twins