First Trimester Typhoid Fever with Vertical Transmission of Salmonella Typhi, an Intracellular Organism

We report a case in which placental abruption occurred at 16 weeks following first trimester diagnosis and treatment for typhoid fever. Unexpectedly Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) was found in fetal tissues at autopsy. Using information from the murine model of typhoid fever in pregn...

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Main Authors: Marguerite B. Vigliani, Anna I. Bakardjiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/973297
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