title: Eikenella corrodens chorioamnionitis: modes of infection?
abstract: We report a case of preterm labor caused by Eikenella corrodens chorioamnionitis at 26 weeks of gestation. The patient and her partner had tongue piercing and had daily mutual oral intercourse. Hematogenous spread from repeated trauma to tongue piercing and ascending vaginal infection are possible routes for E corrodens intraamniotic infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Jamaica) Residency Program, New York, NY, USA. ashwin.r.jadhav@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ashwin R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Belfort
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dildy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016124:Eikenella corrodens; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission