title: [Q-fever caused spontaneous abortion].
abstract: Q-fever is a zoonotic infection. Pregnant women constitute a specific risk group as the infection may cause spontaneous abortion, intrauterine death, growth retardation, oligohydramnios and premature birth. A 39 year-old veterinarian had a spontaneous abortion in pregnancy week seven. During the first weeks of her pregnancy, she handled birth by-products from cows with Q-fever. The Q-fever titres revealed that she was most likely infected in very early pregnancy. According to the literature, infection in the first trimester constitutes a specific risk of spontaneous abortion.
authors.affiliation: Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik, Regionshospitalet Herning, Hospitalsenheden Vest, Denmark. stineyde@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Stine Yde
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Kåre
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mølbak
authors.forename: Niels Henrik
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Hjøllund
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D018634:Veterinarians; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial