title: Leptotrichia amnionii found in septic abortion in Denmark.
abstract: Leptotrichia amnionii was first described in 2002 in the USA. Only few cases have been reported to date, 3 in pregnant women and 2 in non-pregnant women. We present the first case of L. amnionii in Scandinavia, found in a woman with spontaneous second trimester septic abortion.
authors: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark. boennelycke@mail.dk
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Boennelycke
authors: Jens Jørgen
authors: JJ
authors: Christensen
authors: Magnus
authors: M
authors: Arpi
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Krause
mesh_terms: D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D045183:Leptotrichia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second