INTRODUCTION: @entity4002 is an ubiquitous zoonosis caused by @entity4003 . Its tropism for the uterus is a potential source of @entity2143 complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We describe the @entity2143 consequences of @entity4002 diagnosed during pregnancy from a series of cases. When an antenatal diagnosis was made, antibiotic therapy with @entity14698 ( @entity14698 (  )) was started until delivery. RESULTS: Between 2007 and 2012, 30 @entity1 were treated for @entity4002 diagnosed during pregnancy, i.e. 1.9 cases per 1000 @entity1 . The most common reasons for performing serology was intrauterine @entity851 , @entity3152 and oligoamnios. @entity4002 was diagnosed as acute and chronic in 26 and 4 cases, respectively. Progression to @entity102 occurred in 8  % of acute forms of the diseases. The prevalence of @entity2143 complications was 66  %, including 10  % foetal deaths, 31  % preterm delivery and 27  % low birthweight  <10th percentile. The @entity2143 complication rate amongst the 22 @entity1 treated with ante partum macrolides was 60, 30  % of which involved @entity3465 and 33  % involved low growth. No cases of @entity204 were found on treatment and no @entity600 and @entity130 was found. No case of disease reactivation was diagnosed in the eight @entity1 who became pregnant again. CONCLUSION: @entity4002 during pregnancy is responsible for severe @entity2143 complications. It must be diagnosed early and its clinical forms known in order to start appropriate antibiotic therapy.

XXXX and pregnancy: experience from the Limoges Regional University Hospital.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people'] @entity4002 :: ('MESH:D011778', 'Disease') :: ['Q fever'] @entity851 :: ('MESH:D006130', 'Disease') :: ['growth retardation'] @entity3152 :: ('MESH:D007752', 'Disease') :: ['preterm labor'] @entity3465 :: ('MESH:C536271', 'Disease') :: ['prematurity'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic disease'] @entity600 :: ('MESH:D000014', 'Disease') :: ['congenital malformation'] @entity2143 :: ('MESH:D048949', 'Disease') :: ['obstetric'] @entity4003 :: ('777', 'Species') :: ['Coxiella burnetii'] @entity14698 :: ('MESH:D015575', 'Chemical') :: ['Rulid', 'roxithromycin'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['foetal death'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['placental or neonatal injury']
@entity4002 :: (MESH:D011778,Disease) :: ['Q fever']
