Infection by Tickborne Bacterium Candidatus Midichloria Associated with First Trimester Pregnancy Loss, Tennessee, USA

Infection by Tickborne Bacterium Candidatus Midichloria Associated with First Trimester Pregnancy Loss, Tennessee, USA

A previously healthy 26-year-old woman in middle Tennessee, USA, experienced a first trimester pregnancy loss after multiple tick bites. Histopathology, 16S rRNA sequencing, and electron microscopy examination of the products of conception revealed an infection by a bacterium within the Candidatus...

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Main Authors: John Newman, Caitlin Hughes, Karen C. Bloch, Khalil J. Deveaux, Scott Allen, Thao T. Truong, Behzad Najafian, Abelardo C. Moncayo, Lili Tao, Joshua Lieberman, Hernán Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
vector-borne infections
tickborne
infection
miscarriage
first trimester pregnancy loss
Candidatus Midichloria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-0870_article

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