ROLE OF RICKETTSIAL AND PARARICKETTSIAL MICROBES IN THE PATHOLOGY OF PREGNANCY

Abstract

In 14 women who had spontaneous interruptions of pregnancy and who gave birth to dead or non-viable children, eleven(or 78.57%) are serologically positive in the microagglutination reaction for rickettsiae and pararickettsiae. In the control group of 14 women who gave birth to normal children at term, five(or 35.71%) had serologically positive or doubtful reactions for rickettsias or pararickettsias. From the placenta of a woman who had a spontaneous interruption of pregnancy, and from the organs of an immature stillborn child we isolated two strains of inframicrobes which show morphobiological characteristics resembling those of rickettsias and pararickettsias. The results of the performed examinations indicate that certain cases of spontaneous interruption of pregnancy and of stillbirth are caused by latent infection with rickettsiae or pararickettsiae.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 1966
Accession Number
AD0833613

Entities

People

  • B. Anagnoste
  • B. Cupceancu
  • C. Surdan
  • D. Ratiu
  • G. Popescu-danescu
  • M. Cajal
  • M. M. Alexandrescu

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Anesthesia
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Antibodies
  • Birth
  • Blood
  • Etiology
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Materials
  • Pathology
  • Placenta
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Public Health
  • Stillbirths
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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