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Q fever and pregnancy: disease, prevention, and strain specificity.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Angelakis E, Million M, D'Amato F, Rouli L, Richet H, Stein A, Rolain J-M, Raoult D
Abstract excerpt
The link between fetal morbidity and Q fever and the necessity of long-term antibiotics for Coxiella burnetii infection during pregnancy have been recently questioned in the Netherlands, where the clone responsible for the Q fever outbreak harbors the QpH1 plasmid. In this context, we assessed pregnancy outcomes according to antibiotic administration in a new series and compared the plasmid type between isolates...
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