title: Chlamydophila abortus pelvic inflammatory disease.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. gernot.walder@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walder
authors.forename: Herwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meusburger
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hotzel
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oehme
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neunteufel
authors.forename: Manfred P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dierich
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Würzner
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline