A case of perinatal sepsis by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus infection successfully treated with carbapenem--case report and literature review.
Infection due to Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus during pregnancy is uncommon in humans. We report a case of a pregnant woman who experienced premature labor. The infant was diagnosed with neonatal sepsis due to C. fetus subsp. fetus, and was successfully treated with carbapenem. Maternal clinical symptoms and severe villitis suggested that the route of fetal infection was hematogenous spread. We also review previous reports in the literature that describe this infection during pregnancy.
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-Cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 6068507, Japan. fujihara@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Naoka
N
Fujihara
Shunji
S
Takakura
Takashi
T
Saito
Yoshitsugu
Y
Iinuma
Satoshi
S
Ichiyama
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000503:physiopathology; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D015091:beta-Alanine; C075316:panipenem-betamipron