Salmonella Mississippi: a rare cause of second trimester miscarriage.

Arch Gynecol Obstet

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North West Regional Hospital, Mersey Campus, TAS, Australia.

Published: May 2008

We report a case of transplacental transmission of Salmonella Mississippi resulting in a spontaneous miscarriage at 18 weeks gestation. The miscarriage occurred 1 week after resolution of an acute diarrheal illness. We recommend evaluation by stool culture for Salmonella infection in pregnant women with diarrheal illness.

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