Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Sexually Transmitted Q Fever
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/321878?cookieSet=1
some snips:
We report the sexual transmission of Coxiella burnetii from
a man with occupationally acquired Q fever to his wife. Fifteen
days after coitus, his wife also developed serologically
proven acute Q fever.
C. burnetii DNA sequences were detected
by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed on semen
samples obtained from the husband at 4 and 15 months
after the onset of acute Q fever, but PCR results were variable
at 23 months, indicating the presence of few organisms.
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There is good evidence of persistent infection in the genital
tract of humans and animals. Kruszewska et al. [11] reported
sexual transmission of Q fever in humans.
Nine sheep shearers
who acquired Q fever from sheep in Spain subsequently infected
their spouses in Poland. C. burnetii was isolated from urine and semen
samples obtained from 2 of the shearers.
Increased levels of Q fever antibodies were found in 6 of the
shearers? spouses.
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Sexual transmission of Q fever has also been observed in
laboratory animals. In infected mice, C. burnetii has been cultured
from the spleen, liver, testis, epididymis, prostate, and
semen.
C. burnetii was isolated from the spleen, liver, and amniotic
fluid of pregnant mice after they mated with infected
male mice; the pregnant mice also had seroconversion [8].
Similarly, infection was detected in the testes and seminal vesicles
of guinea pigs at 90 days after inoculation with C. burnetii,
an illustration of persistent carriage of C. burnetii in the genital
tract [10]
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/321878?cookieSet=1
some snips:
We report the sexual transmission of Coxiella burnetii from
a man with occupationally acquired Q fever to his wife. Fifteen
days after coitus, his wife also developed serologically
proven acute Q fever.
C. burnetii DNA sequences were detected
by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed on semen
samples obtained from the husband at 4 and 15 months
after the onset of acute Q fever, but PCR results were variable
at 23 months, indicating the presence of few organisms.
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There is good evidence of persistent infection in the genital
tract of humans and animals. Kruszewska et al. [11] reported
sexual transmission of Q fever in humans.
Nine sheep shearers
who acquired Q fever from sheep in Spain subsequently infected
their spouses in Poland. C. burnetii was isolated from urine and semen
samples obtained from 2 of the shearers.
Increased levels of Q fever antibodies were found in 6 of the
shearers? spouses.
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Sexual transmission of Q fever has also been observed in
laboratory animals. In infected mice, C. burnetii has been cultured
from the spleen, liver, testis, epididymis, prostate, and
semen.
C. burnetii was isolated from the spleen, liver, and amniotic
fluid of pregnant mice after they mated with infected
male mice; the pregnant mice also had seroconversion [8].
Similarly, infection was detected in the testes and seminal vesicles
of guinea pigs at 90 days after inoculation with C. burnetii,
an illustration of persistent carriage of C. burnetii in the genital
tract [10]