1. Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester
- Author
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Lisa Gittens-Williams, Joseph J. Apuzzio, Krunal Patel, George Guirguis, Shauna F. Williams, and Kristina Martimucci
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Serotype ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,030231 tropical medicine ,Case Report ,Third trimester ,Gastroenterology ,complex mixtures ,lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:RG1-991 ,Abdominal discomfort ,Pregnancy ,biology ,business.industry ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,Salmonella enterica ,Bacteremia ,Immunology ,Gestation ,bacteria ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Background.Salmonella entericaserotype Typhi (S.Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy.Case. This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed withS.Typhi bacteremia.Conclusion.S. Typhi should be considered in febrile patients with recent travel presenting with abdominal discomfort with or without elevated liver enzymes.
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- 2017