Chorioamnionitis caused by Serratia marcescens in a non-immunocompromised host
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Chorioamnionitis caused by Serratia marcescens in a non-immunocompromised host.
A 26 year old pregnant woman with antithrombin III deficiency developed recurrent septicaemia with Serratia marcescens. In spite of the administration of antibiotics, high grade fever persisted. She subsequently manifested lower abdominal pain, and spontaneous abortion occurred. After the abortion, she became completely afebrile. The amnion was turbid, and microscopic examination of the placent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.11.871