Chlamydophila abortus pelvic inflammatory disease

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Dec;9(12):1642-4. doi: 10.3201/eid0912.020566.

Abstract

We report the first documented case of an extragestational infection with Chlamydophila abortus in humans. The pathogen was identified in a patient with severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) by sequence analysis of the ompA gene. Our findings raise the possibility that Chlamydiaceae other than Chlamydia trachomatis are involved in PID.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Chlamydophila / genetics
  • Chlamydophila / growth & development*
  • Chlamydophila Infections / diet therapy
  • Chlamydophila Infections / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Doxycycline