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Waddlia chondrophila, a potential agent of human fetal death
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| Title: | Waddlia chondrophila, a potential agent of human fetal death |
| Authors: | Baud, D Thomas, V Arafa, A Regan, L Greub, G |
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Abstract: | We investigated the zoonotic potential of Waddlia chondrophila, 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. |
| Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2007 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 1-Aug-2007 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91075 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid1308.070315 |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| Publisher: | U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases |
| Start Page: | 1239 |
| End Page: | 1243 |
| Journal / Book Title: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Copyright Statement: | © 2007 The Author(s) |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Immunology Infectious Diseases ABORTED BOVINE FETUS PARACHLAMYDIA-ACANTHAMOEBA CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS RICKETTSIA BACTERIA AMEBAS Abortion, Habitual Abortion, Spontaneous Adult Animals Blotting, Western Chlamydiaceae Infections Chlamydiales Female Fetal Death Fluorescent Antibody Technique Humans Immunoglobulin G Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses Animals Humans Chlamydiales Chlamydiaceae Infections Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Zoonoses Abortion, Spontaneous Abortion, Habitual Fetal Death Immunoglobulin G Fluorescent Antibody Technique Blotting, Western Seroepidemiologic Studies Pregnancy Adult Female Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Immunology Infectious Diseases ABORTED BOVINE FETUS PARACHLAMYDIA-ACANTHAMOEBA CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS RICKETTSIA BACTERIA AMEBAS Microbiology 1103 Clinical Sciences 1108 Medical Microbiology 1117 Public Health and Health Services |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Online Publication Date: | 2007-08-01 |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction |