Abstract
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 reported to infrequently cause abortions, stillbirths, and neonatal infections.
Keywords:
Mozambique; Sneathia amnii; bacteria; chorioamnionitis; gram-negative infection; stillbirth.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Autopsy
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Chorioamnionitis / diagnosis*
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Chorioamnionitis / epidemiology
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Chorioamnionitis / microbiology*
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Female
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Fusobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
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Fusobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
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Fusobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Leptotrichia*
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Lung / microbiology
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Lung / pathology
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Mozambique / epidemiology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology*
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Stillbirth*