Successful Delivery Following Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia after In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
- Author:
Hyung Ho KIM
1
;
Na Ra YUN
;
Dong Min KIM
;
Soo Ah KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Fertilization in vitro; Spondylitis; Pregnancy
- MeSH: Adult; Bacteremia; Biopsy; Cefazolin; Embryo Transfer; Female; Fertilization in Vitro; Humans; Low Back Pain; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Oocyte Retrieval; Osteomyelitis; Pregnancy; Spine; Spondylitis; Staphylococcus aureus
- From:Chonnam Medical Journal 2015;51(1):47-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 30-year-old, 16-week primipara woman visited with complaints of lower back pain over the past 3 weeks. She had a history of ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization (IVF) 14 weeks earlier. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging showed infectious spondylitis and the results of blood and spinal biopsy cultures showed Staphylococcus aureus. Intravenous cefazolin was continued for 6 weeks, and 4 months later, she delivered a healthy girl. This is the first reported case of successful term delivery following S. aureus bacteremia with vertebral osteomyelitis after IVF and embryo transfer. It should be considered that S. aureus bacteremia can be a serious complication of IVF.
