Fatal Early-onset Sepsis Caused by Intrauterine Transmission of Serogroup Y Meningococcus

Infections by meningococcal species are extremely rare in the first days of life. We present a fatal case of early-onset sepsis presenting at birth, caused by intrauterine transmission of serogroup Y N. meningitidis, evidenced clinically and histologically by corresponding chorioamnionitis and N. me...

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Autores principales: Achten, Niek B., Been, Jasper V., Schoenmakers, Sam, Vermont, Clementien L., Verdijk, Robert M., Reiss, Irwin K. M., Taal, H. Rob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
Materias:
Maternal-Neonatal Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9645541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36375102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003722
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Sumario:Infections by meningococcal species are extremely rare in the first days of life. We present a fatal case of early-onset sepsis presenting at birth, caused by intrauterine transmission of serogroup Y N. meningitidis, evidenced clinically and histologically by corresponding chorioamnionitis and N. meningitidis-positive amniotic fluid. This case confirms a long-standing suspicion that N. meningitidis can be transmitted in utero.

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