Maternal Septic Shock and Fetal Demise Due to Bacillus cereus Infection Following Mid-Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis
This case study highlights the significance of placental intravascular organisms in acute intrauterine infection caused by <i>Bacillus cereus</i>. It also emphasizes the importance of histological analysis, which offers crucial details about the time of onset of the infection and the causative agents and informs present and future obstetric care of these patients, and the significance of placental intravascular organisms in acute intrauterine infection caused by <i>Bacillus cereus</i>.
Authors
- Yizhen Ji
- Yasong Xu
- Ling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-5831)
- Qichang Wu
- Liangkai Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5321-2715)
- Li Sun
Institutions
- Children’s Hospital of Fudan University Xiamen Branch (CN)
- Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s511595
- Primary Topic
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00