| Literature DB >> 12648874 |
Yaakov Bentov1, Eyal Sheiner, Shlomit Kenigsberg, Moshe Mazor.
Abstract
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is caused by Rickettsia conorii, an obligate intracellular parasite of eukaryotic cells. Although, usually this disease has a benign course, a rapidly fatal outcome can occur even in young healthy adults. We describe a case of a 40-year-old Bedouin woman gravida 11, para 10, who was admitted at 36 weeks gestation with this rickettsial disease. During pregnancy, the treatment of choice for Mediterranean spotted fever is chloramphenicol, but it seems that Azithromycin could be another possible option. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12648874 DOI： 10.1016/s0301-2115(02)00303-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol ISSN： 0301-2115 Impact factor: 2.435