Sneathia amnii and Maternal Chorioamnionitis and Stillbirth, Mozambique

Sneathia amnii and Maternal Chorioamnionitis and Stillbirth, Mozambique

We report a case of Sneathia amnii as the causative agent of maternal chorioamnionitis and congenital pneumonia resulting in a late fetal death in Mozambique, with strong supportive postmortem molecular and histopathologic confirmation. This rare, fastidious gram-negative coccobacillus has been repo...

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Main Authors: Pio Vitorino, Rosauro Varo, Paola Castillo, Juan Carlos Hurtado, Fabiola Fernandes, Ana Marta Valente, Rita Mabunda, Sibone Mocumbi, Joy M. Gary, Tiffany G. Jenkinson, Inacio Mandomando, Dianna M. Blau, Robert F. Breiman, Quique Bassat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sneathia amnii
gram-negative infection
chorioamnionitis
stillbirth
bacteria
Mozambique
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/19-0526_article

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