title: Suspected person-to-person transmission of Q fever among hospitalized pregnant women.
abstract: We report a case of suspected patient-to-patient transmission of Q fever among pregnant women in a high-risk pregnancy unit, presumably via aerosolization of vaginally excreted infectious placental particles. This case questions whether current infection control guidelines are sufficient for Q fever-infected women in similar settings.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amit
authors.forename: Shiri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinar
authors.forename: Ora
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halutz
authors.forename: Yafit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atiya-Nasagi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giladi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000635:transmission*
keywords: Q fever; nosocomial cross-infection; person-to-person transmission