Maternofetal infections due to Eikenella corrodens

1 Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France 2 Service de Pédiatrie Médicale, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France 3 Service de Pédiatrie/Néonatalogie, CH Henri Duffaut, Avignon, France 4 Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France 5 Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France 6 Laboratoire de Biologie, CH Henri Duffaut, Avignon, France Correspondence Fabien Garnier fabien.garnier{at}unilim.fr Received April 13, 2008 Accepted October 28, 2008 Eikenella corrodens , a commensal of the human oral cavity, is generally associated with bite wounds and head and neck infections. Neonatal infections are rare. We report two cases of premature birth associated with maternofetal E. corrodens infection. Abbreviations: MFI, maternofetal infection.