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. 1988 Oct;95(10):1070-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06516.x.

Relapsing fever in pregnancy: analysis of high-risk factors

P W Melkert  1
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Relapsing fever in pregnancy: analysis of high-risk factors

P W Melkert. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1988 Oct.

Abstract

The diagnosis of tick-borne relapsing fever was established in 27 pregnant patients by demonstration of Borrelia spirochaetes in a thick blood smear and the borrelia index was estimated to calculate the density of the spirochaetaemia. Clinical findings are described and compared with those reported from Rwanda. The results suggest that the density of the spirochaetaemia and the gestational age are the main high-risk factors.

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