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Case Reports
. 2004 Jun;24(6):389-91.
doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211097.

Actinomyces species and cerclage placement in neonatal sepsis: a case report

Daniel S Knee  1 , Michael J Christ, Delores M Gries, Mark W Thompson
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Actinomyces species and cerclage placement in neonatal sepsis: a case report

Daniel S Knee et al. J Perinatol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

A 26-year-old female with a history of preterm labor and cerclage placement presented at 29 weeks gestation. Twin girls were delivered at 2917 weeks. Twin A presented with clinical sepsis at birth. Twin A's blood cultures became positive for Actinomyces species on day of life 15. Despite aggressive medical management twin A died at 35 days of life.

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