Waddlia chondrophila, a potential agent of human fetal death

We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chon-drophila, a new Chlamydia-like abortigenic agent in ruminants. Anti-Waddlia antibody reactivity was tested by immunofluorescence and Western blot. Waddlia seroprevalence was higher in women who had had sporadic and recurrent miscarriages than in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2007-08, Vol.13 (8), p.1239-1243
Hauptverfasser:	Baud, David, Thomas, Vincent, Arafa, Aliaa, Regan, Lesley, Greub, Gilbert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	abortion Abortion, Habitual - microbiology Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology Abortion, Spontaneous - microbiology Adult Animals Blotting, Western - methods Case studies Causes of Chlamydia infections Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydiaceae Infections - epidemiology Chlamydiaceae Infections - microbiology Chlamydiales - isolation & purification chorioamnionitis Dispatch Female Fetal death Fetal Death - epidemiology Fetal Death - microbiology Fluorescent Antibody Technique - methods Humans Immunoglobulin G - blood Influence intracellular bacteria Miscarriage Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology Ruminantia Seroepidemiologic Studies Waddlia chondrophila Zoonoses Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonoses - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chon-drophila, a new Chlamydia-like abortigenic agent in ruminants. Anti-Waddlia antibody reactivity was tested by immunofluorescence and Western blot. Waddlia seroprevalence was higher in women who had had sporadic and recurrent miscarriages than in control women (p < 0.001). Waddlia spp. may represent a cause of human fetal loss.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1308.070315