Abstract
Patients seeking medical attention for respiratory infections were investigated with serology and culture for Chlamydia pneumoniae to investigate the prevalence of C. pneumoniae in a specific geographical area and its association with respiratory disease. Evidence for C. pneumoniae infection was found in approximately 25% of cases. 71% of patients with C. pneumoniae had symptoms from the lower respiratory tract as compared to 29% of the others. We conclude that C. pneumoniae can be a major cause of acute bronchitis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Bronchitis / drug therapy
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Bronchitis / epidemiology*
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Bronchitis / microbiology
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Child
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Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy
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Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae* / immunology
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin A / blood
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prevalence
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Immunoglobulin A
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Immunoglobulin G