| Title | Leptotrichia amnionii - an emerging pathogen of the female urogenital tract. Two case reports and a review of the literature. | | Author(s) | Thilesen CM, Nicolaidis M, Lökebö JE, Falsen E, Jorde AT, Müller F | | Institution | Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of Northern-Norway, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Northern-Norway, Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg Sweden, Institute of Medical Microbiology, National Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo Norway. | | Source | J Clin Microbiol 2007 May 23. | | Abstract | Leptotrichia amnionii, a recently described very fastidious gram-negative anaerobic bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen of the female urogenital tract. We report a case of second trimester abortion in a patient with chorionamnionitis and L. amnionii bacteremia, and a case of renal abscess, in a female five weeks postpartum. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 17522272 |
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