Chang, Chee and Lau, Nina Lee Jing and Currie, Bart J. and Podin, Yuwana (2020) Disseminated melioidosis in early pregnancy - an unproven cause of foetal loss. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20 (201). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1471-2334
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Abstract
Abstract Background: Melioidosis is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is difficult to diagnose due to its diverse clinical manifestations, which often delays administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Case presentation: Melioidosis is uncommon in pregnancy but both spontaneous abortion and neonatal melioidosis have been reported. We report a case of bacteraemic melioidosis in a young woman with a subsequent spontaneous abortion, with B. pseudomallei cultured from a high vaginal swab as well as blood. Conclusion: It remains unclear in this and previously reported cases as to whether the maternal melioidosis was sexually transmitted. Keywords: Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Pregnancy, Abortion
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Melioidosis,Burkholderia pseudomallei, Pregnancy, Abortion, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QR Microbiology R Medicine > RB Pathology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Institute of Health and Community Medicine Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Institute of Health and Community Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ramji |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2020 00:45 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2020 00:45 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/31392 |
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