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To the Editor: A 31-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 1) was hospitalized at 26 weeks of gestation with fever and vaginal bleeding from placenta previa. She was taking prednisone for an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis that had occurred on a recent vacation to Thailand. She did not recall other illnesses during her stay in Thailand. Blood, urine, and stool cultures were negative. She was treated with oral ofloxacin, recovered, and was discharged. At 32 weeks of gestation, an emergency cesarean section was performed because of severe vaginal bleeding. A girl (birth weight, 1850 g) was born with good Apgar scores. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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