TY - JOUR T1 - Prepartal infection of the placenta with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. JF - Genitourinary Medicine JO - Genitourin Med SP - 103 LP - 105 DO - 10.1136/sti.61.2.103 VL - 61 IS - 2 AU - F Yvert AU - E Frost AU - P Walter AU - R Gass AU - B Ivanoff Y1 - 1985/04/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/61/2/103.abstract N2 - Placentas from 191 consecutive deliveries were cultured for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other bacteria before being examined histologically. N gonorrhoeae was seen on direct microscopical examination and cultured from two placentas, one of which had chorioamnionitis and the other had a granulocytic invasion of the membranes. In both patients, rupture of the membranes had occurred two hours or less before delivery, and thus after infection. A third patient was also found to have light gonococcal infection of the placenta. Six infections with group B streptococci were identified, but only one correlated with chorioamnionitis. Chorioamnionitis was observed in 16 (8.4%) and granulocytic infiltration of the membranes in 18 (9.4%) of the deliveries. ER -