Chlamydophila abortus pelvic inflammatory disease.
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.
Walder
Gernot
G
Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. gernot.walder@uibk.ac.at
Meusburger
Herwig
H
Hotzel
Helmut
H
Oehme
Albrecht
A
Neunteufel
Walter
W
Dierich
Manfred P
MP
Würzner
Reinhard
R
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D023501:Chlamydophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline