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A 25-year-old Hispanic woman in the 27th week of pregnancy came to the emergency room complaining of cough and shortness of breath. She reported that she had been well until two days earlier. In the past day she had also been nauseated, and she had vomited once. In the emergency room she was found to have a temperature of 38°C (100.5°F) and was thought to be dehydrated. intravenous fluids, ampicillin, and gentamicin were administered. She was given a prescription for erythromycin and sent home. She returned the next day because she was more dyspneic and explained that she had coughed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Thibault.

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