title: Maternofetal infections due to Eikenella corrodens.
abstract: Eikenella corrodens, a commensal of the human oral cavity, is generally associated with bite wounds and head and neck infections. Neonatal infections are rare. We report two cases of premature birth associated with maternofetal E. corrodens infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie Médicale, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedu
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie/Néonatalogie, CH Henri Duffaut, Avignon, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Decroisette
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie Médicale, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guigonis
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fermeaux
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie, CH Henri Duffaut, Avignon, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: De Barbentane
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Cécile
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ploy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000209:etiology