Case Report

First Trimester Typhoid Fever with Vertical Transmission of Salmonella Typhi, an Intracellular Organism

Table 2

Typhoid Fever in Pregnancy (adapted from Carles with permission).

Author, dateNo. of patients<16 weeksFetal losses <16 weeksInfection >16 weeksIntrauterine fetal deaths >16 weeksNeonatal sepsisNeonatal deathsPerinatal deaths >16 weeks

Riggall et al., 1974 [5]71160000
Awadalla et al., 1985 [6]10011001
Amster et al., 1985 [7]11100000
Sadan et al., 1986 [8]21110000
Chin et al., 1986 [9]30030300
Seoud et al., 1988 [10]1421120300
Dildy et al., 1990 [11]11000000
Figueroa, 1994 [12] 52130011
Gluck et al., 1994 [13]10010000
Hedriana et al., 1995 [14]11100000
Koul et al., 1995 [15]70070000
Leung et al., 1995 [16]30030000
Zenilman, 1997 [17]10010000
Carles et al., 2002 [18]2531226206

Total72127607818
(58%)(13%)