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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:9363707.
doi: 10.1155/2017/9363707. Epub 2017 May 28.

Plesiomonas shigelloides: An Unusual Cause of Septic Abortion

Gilbert Cornut  1   2 , Xavier Marchand-Senecal  1   2 , Christiane Gaudreau  1   2 , Jeremie Berdugo  3   4 , Gilles Gariepy  3   4 , Catherine Tremblay  5   6 , Patrice Savard  1   2
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Plesiomonas shigelloides: An Unusual Cause of Septic Abortion

Gilbert Cornut et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017.

Abstract

Plesiomonas shigelloides, the only oxidase-positive Enterobacteriaceae, is an inhabitant of freshwater and estuary ecosystems. We report the first possible case of Plesiomonas shigelloides-induced septic abortion. This 24-year-old female was successfully treated by dilatation and curettage as well as antimicrobial therapy.

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Gram-negative bacilli within chorionic villi (Gram stain, 1000x oil immersion).
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