Abstract
We report a case of a neonatal infection due to Gardnerella vaginalis in a premature infant born to a dichorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancy. Delivery occurred by caesarean section at 33 weeks of gestational age. Neonatal infection to Gardnerella vaginalis was diagnosed by a positive bacteriological blood culture. Chorioamnionitis and funisitis were confirmed by a placental histological examination. Our observation strongly suggests that Gardnerella vaginalis had crossed intact membranes before delivery. We speculated that this unusual mechanism of contamination might explain the association between bacterial vaginosis and the occurrence of preterm birth with intact membranes.
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