title: Reevaluation of the risk of fetal death and malformation after Q Fever.
abstract: A meta-analysis of 136 Q fever pregnancies, including 4 new cases and 7 population-based serological studies, revealed significant increases in fetal death and malformation after Q fever during pregnancy. This poor obstetric outcome is prevented by antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille.
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Million
authors.affiliation: Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital La Milétrie, INSERM 1070, Poitiers.
authors.forename: France
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roblot
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Université de Bordeaux.
authors.forename: Dominiques
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carles
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille.
authors.forename: Felicetta
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Amato
authors.affiliation: INSERM, UMR912 (SESSTIM) Aix Marseille Université, UMR_S912, IRD ORS PACA, Observatoire Régional de la Santé Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Protopopescu
authors.affiliation: INSERM, UMR912 (SESSTIM) Aix Marseille Université, UMR_S912, IRD ORS PACA, Observatoire Régional de la Santé Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Maria Patrizia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Carrieri
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, Marseille.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Coxiella burnetii; Q fever; fetal death; fetal malformation; pregnancy