Maternofetal consequences of Coxiella burnetii infection in pregnancy: a case series of two outbreaks

A high complication rate of Q fever in pregnancy is described on the basis of a limited number of cases. All pregnant women with proven Q fever regardless of clinical symptoms should therefore receive long-term cotrimoxazole therapy. But cotrimoxazole as a folic acid antagonist may cause harm to the...

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Hauptverfasser: Boden, Katharina (VerfasserIn) , Junghanss, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 9 December 2012
In: BMC infectious diseases
Year: 2012, Jahrgang: 12, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-12-359
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-359
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-359
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Verfasserangaben:Katharina Boden, Andreas Brueckmann, Christiane Wagner-Wiening, Beate Hermann, Klaus Henning, Thomas Junghanss, Thomas Seidel, Michael Baier, Eberhard Straube and Dirk Theegarten
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Zusammenfassung:A high complication rate of Q fever in pregnancy is described on the basis of a limited number of cases. All pregnant women with proven Q fever regardless of clinical symptoms should therefore receive long-term cotrimoxazole therapy. But cotrimoxazole as a folic acid antagonist may cause harm to the fetus. We therefore investigated the Q fever outbreaks, Soest in 2003 and Jena in 2005, to determine the maternofetal consequences of Coxiella burnetii infection contracted during pregnancy.
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ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-12-359