A new pathogen Waddlia chondrophila: the relevance of detection and study

The problems of diagnosis and significance of the Chlamydia-like bacterium Waddlia chondrophila in the development of human reproductive disorders are highlighted. In-house PCR aimed to detection the 16S rRNA gene fragment of the pathogen was tested. A pilot study was carried out that allowed to detect positive cases in the group of women with miscarriage (2/49, 4.08%). The attention of biomedical specialists is focused on the need for cooperation of efforts in order to develop and implement approaches to the indication and identification of this emerging microorganism, to expand knowledge about its prevalence and etiopathogenetic mechanisms of pathological conditions caused by it.