Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abortion, Habitual / microbiology
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Abortion, Spontaneous / epidemiology
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Abortion, Spontaneous / microbiology
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Adult
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Animals
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Blotting, Western / methods
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Chlamydiaceae Infections / epidemiology*
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Chlamydiaceae Infections / microbiology
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Chlamydiales / isolation & purification*
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Female
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Fetal Death / epidemiology
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Fetal Death / microbiology*
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique / methods
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology*
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Zoonoses / epidemiology
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Zoonoses / microbiology