Role of Waddlia chondrophila Placental Infection in Miscarriage

Waddlia chondrophila is an intracellular bacterium suspected to cause human and bovine abortion. We confirmed an association between antibodies against W. chondrophila and human miscarriage and identified this organism in placenta or genital tract of women who had had miscarriages. These results sug...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 460 - 464
Main Authors:	Baud, David, Goy, Geneviève, Osterheld, Maria-Chiara, Croxatto, Antony, Borel, Nicole, Vial, Yvan, Pospischil, Andreas, Greub, Gilbert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology Abortion, Spontaneous - etiology Adult adverse pregnancy outcome bacteria Case-Control Studies Chlamydia - classification Chlamydia - genetics Chlamydia - isolation & purification Chlamydia Infections - complications Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis Chlamydia-like bacteria Dispatch Female genital tract infection Health aspects Humans intracellular bacteria Miscarriage Placenta - microbiology Placenta - pathology Pregnancy Pregnant women Resveratrol Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Waddlia chondrophila intracellular bacteria adverse pregnancy outcome bacteria miscarriage genital tract infection human placenta Waddlia chondrophila Chlamydia-like bacteria
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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