title: Waddlia chondrophila, a potential agent of human fetal death.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baud
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Aliaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arafa
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000382:microbiology; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D002694:Chlamydiaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002695:Chlamydiales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G