Intrauterine fetal death associated with Rothia dentocariosa: a case report.
We report a case of intrauterine fetal death at term with a possible association to an oral bacterium, Rothia dentocariosa. A healthy primiparous woman was admitted at term with an intrauterine fetal death after an uncomplicated pregnancy. R. dentocariosa was found in the fetal blood culture.
Karlsson
Mats D
MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ryhov Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden. mats.d.karlsson@lj.se
Jacobsson
Bo
B
D000328:Adult; D001329:Autolysis; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy