Open AccessPerinatal Sepsis Caused by Williamsia serinedens Infection in a 31-Year-Old Pregnant Woman
Author(s) -
A. F. Yassin,
Salvatore Lombardi,
Stephen J. Fortunato,
Paul C. McNabb,
Mark B. Carr,
Christopher Trabue
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00538-10
Subject(s) - sepsis , medicine , pregnancy , neonatal sepsis , disease , pediatrics , obstetrics , immunology , biology , genetics
Williamsia serinedens has been isolated from soil but has not yet been implicated in human disease. We report the first case of perinatal sepsis caused by a dual-morphotype form of Williamsia serinedens in a 31-year-old pregnant woman hospitalized with preterm labor.
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