Incidental post-partum isolation of in an asymptomatic woman.

J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can

Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: March 2019


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A 25-year-old Somali-born female was admitted to the hospital in active labour. Following post-partum hemorrhage, grew from a blood culture and the placenta. Identification and relatedness were determined through reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and whole genome sequencing. The patient and her child were completely asymptomatic at their initial assessment.

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