Case of chorioamnionitis in an immunocompetent woman caused by Morganella morganii

J Matern Fetal Med. 1998 Jan-Feb;7(1):13-4. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6661(199801/02)7:1<13::AID-MFM3>3.0.CO;2-U.

Abstract

Morganella morganii is an opportunistic organism that leads to serious morbidity. It is an enteric organism commonly associated with immunocompromise and chronic urinary catheterization. We present a case of a healthy gravid individual who presented with chorioamnionitis and neonatal seizures associated with M. morganii. This organism, which causes severe morbidity, is fortunately rare in obstetrics and gynecology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chorioamnionitis / microbiology*
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / congenital*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Seizures / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Clindamycin
  • Ampicillin