Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester
Background. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy. Case. This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was...
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| author | George F. Guirguis Krunal Patel Lisa Gittens-Williams Joseph J. Apuzzio Kristina Martimucci Shauna F. Williams |
| author_facet | George F. Guirguis Krunal Patel Lisa Gittens-Williams Joseph J. Apuzzio Kristina Martimucci Shauna F. Williams |
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| description | Background. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy. Case. This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed with S. Typhi bacteremia. Conclusion. S. Typhi should be considered in febrile patients with recent travel presenting with abdominal discomfort with or without elevated liver enzymes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2560e5a0d0a4ac28b443041dfa8c1832025-02-03T05:51:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922017-01-01201710.1155/2017/40180964018096Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third TrimesterGeorge F. Guirguis0Krunal Patel1Lisa Gittens-Williams2Joseph J. Apuzzio3Kristina Martimucci4Shauna F. Williams5Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USADivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USADivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USADivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USADivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USADivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USABackground. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy. Case. This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed with S. Typhi bacteremia. Conclusion. S. Typhi should be considered in febrile patients with recent travel presenting with abdominal discomfort with or without elevated liver enzymes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4018096 |
| spellingShingle | George F. Guirguis Krunal Patel Lisa Gittens-Williams Joseph J. Apuzzio Kristina Martimucci Shauna F. Williams Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester |
| title_full | Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester |
| title_fullStr | Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester |
| title_short | Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester |
| title_sort | salmonella enterica serotype typhi bacteremia complicating pregnancy in the third trimester |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4018096 |
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