| Term stillbirth caused by oral Fusobacterium nucleatum. | |
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PMID: 20093874 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Intrauterine infection is a recognized cause of adverse pregnancy outcome, but the source of infection is often undetermined. We report a case of stillbirth caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum that originated in the mother's mouth. CASE: A woman with pregnancy-associated gingivitis experienced an upper respiratory tract infection at term, followed by stillbirth a few days later. F. nucleatum was isolated from the placenta and the fetus. Examination of different microbial floras from the mother identified the same clone in her subgingival plaque but not in the supragingival plaque, vagina, or rectum. CONCLUSION: F. nucleatum may have translocated from the mother's mouth to the uterus when the immune system was weakened during the respiratory infection. This case sheds light on patient management for those with pregnancy-associated gingivitis. |
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Authors:
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Yiping W Han; Yann Fardini; Casey Chen; Karla G Iacampo; Victoria A Peraino; Jaime M Shamonki; Raymond W Redline |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 115 ISSN: 1873-233X ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-22 Completed Date: 2010-05-26 Revised Date: 2011-07-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 442-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4905, USA. yiping.han@case.edu |
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Adult Chorioamnionitis / microbiology Female Focal Infection, Dental / complications, microbiology* Fusobacterium Infections / complications, microbiology* Fusobacterium nucleatum / isolation & purification* Gingivitis / complications, microbiology* Humans Polymerase Chain Reaction Pregnancy Stillbirth* Term Birth Uterus / microbiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K02 DE016102-03/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; K02 DE016102-04/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; KO2 DE 16102/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R01 DE 14924/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R01 DE014924-05A1/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R21 DE017165-02/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R21 DE171650/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS |
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