First report of Atopobium vaginae bacteremia with fetal loss after chorionic villus sampling.

ABSTRACT: Infectious complications after chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are rare (<0.1%) but can lead to maternal sepsis and spontaneous abortion. We report the first bacteremia with Atopobium vaginae and suggest A. vaginae to be a pathogenic microorganism that can lead to intrauterine infection and fetal death following CVS.

SUBMITTER: Knoester M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122803 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature