A Case of Maternal Sepsis and Fetal Demise Associated with .

has recently been described in relation to its colonization of the female genitourinary tract. Since prior reports have linked only with minor morbidities, the organism previously has not been considered to be a cause of serious puerperal infections. A 41-year-old gravida 2, para 1-0-0-1 presented with abdominal pain and intrauterine fetal demise.

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of invasive neonatal Escherichia coli clinical isolates.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of neonates with Escherichia coli bacteremia and the antibiotic resistance pattern of the bacterial isolates. We assessed the isolates' genetic relatedness and virulence phenotypic characteristics in vitro.

Study Design: A total of 24 neonates with E.