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. 1994 Jun;32(6):1608–1609. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.6.1608-1609.1994

Septic Abortion with Intact Fetal Membranes Caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus

Gregory E Steinkraus 1, Brent D Wright 2,3,4,*
PMCID: PMC264052  PMID: 8077416

Abstract

We report a case of septic abortion with intact fetal membranes caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus in an 18-year-old woman who was 9 1/2 weeks pregnant.

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