A Case Study of Zoonotic <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> Infection: Diagnostic Challenges From Clinical and Microbiological Perspectives
Anne‐Valérie Burgener, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Sina Kern-Baumann, Ana Durovic, Anette Blaich, Thomas Menter, Elisabeth Bruder, Tim Roloff, Aurélien Emmanuel Martinez, Nicole Borel, Sarah Albini, Irène Hösli, Adrian Egli, Maja Weisser, Vladimira Hinić
Abstract
Abstract Chlamydia abortus is the most common causative agent of abortion in small ruminants, but it is poorly recognized as a human pathogen. In most published case studies, diagnosis remained difficult and often resulted in delayed initiation of therapy. In this case study of severe C abortus infection in a pregnant farmer from Switzerland, we highlight the clinical and microbiological diagnostic challenges and provide evidence of a zoonotic epidemiological link.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineChlamydiaAbortionPathogenEpidemiologyIntensive care medicineImmunologyPregnancyVirologyPathologyBiologyGeneticsReproductive tract infections researchSyphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research