Chlamydophila abortus Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Abstract

We report the first documented case of an extragestational infection with Chlamydophila abortus in humans. The pathogen was identified in a patient with severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) by sequence analysis of the ompA gene. Our findings raise the possibility that Chlamydiaceae other than Chlamydia trachomatis are involved in PID.

Keywords

• Chlamydophila abortus
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• ompA-gene
• stress-response protein
• hsp60
• intrauterine device