Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales
Pregnant women are significantly more likely to have an asymptomatic acute infection with <i>C. burnetii</i> which, untreated, has been associated with poor obstetric outcomes including miscarriage, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, and premature delivery. As such, Q fever is...
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doaj-5b3674dff4784e25be510001bf1012792020-11-25T01:52:00ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662019-06-01429010.3390/tropicalmed4020090tropicalmed4020090Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South WalesSarah Marks0Maxwell Olenski1GP Obstetrician, Kempsey District Hospital, Kempsey, NSW 2440, AustraliaInfectious Diseases Department, St Vincent’s Health, Melbourne, VIC 3065, AustraliaPregnant women are significantly more likely to have an asymptomatic acute infection with <i>C. burnetii</i> which, untreated, has been associated with poor obstetric outcomes including miscarriage, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, and premature delivery. As such, Q fever is a potentially under-recognised and treatable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Northern New South Wales, with testing of Q fever polymerase chain reaction (PCR)—whether on maternal sera or placental tissue—not currently recommended by the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand for Stillbirth.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/2/90Q feverpregnancyantenatal screeningmiscarriagestillbirthintrauterine growth restrictionfetal death in uteropreterm birthfirst-trimester screening |
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Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales |
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Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales |
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Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales |
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Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales |
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Q Fever in the First Trimester: A Case Report from Northern Rural New South Wales |
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q fever in the first trimester: a case report from northern rural new south wales |
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Pregnant women are significantly more likely to have an asymptomatic acute infection with <i>C. burnetii</i> which, untreated, has been associated with poor obstetric outcomes including miscarriage, stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, and premature delivery. As such, Q fever is a potentially under-recognised and treatable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Northern New South Wales, with testing of Q fever polymerase chain reaction (PCR)—whether on maternal sera or placental tissue—not currently recommended by the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand for Stillbirth. |
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Q fever pregnancy antenatal screening miscarriage stillbirth intrauterine growth restriction fetal death in utero preterm birth first-trimester screening |
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