title: Lyme Borrelia positive serology associated with spontaneous abortion in an endemic Italian area.
abstract: Lyme borreliosis acquired during pregnancy may be associated with stillbirth and fetal malformations. This paper reports preliminary results of a study intended to evaluate the frequency of Borrelia burgdorferi infection associated with spontaneous abortion in an endemic Italian area.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Trieste School of Medicine.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carlomagno
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luksa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Candussi
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*