Molecular Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection

Infection Biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae

There are two main human pathogens in the family of Chlamydiaceae. Different serovars of Chlamydia ii TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection in Patients

Study objectives: To determine the possible association of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) and with COPD. Design: Prospective case-control study. Setting: Division of Respiratory Diseases, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital. Participants: Fifteen DPB and 77 COPD patients who had acute exacerbations of respiratory conditions and 35 and 120 control subjects, respe...

Two family outbreaks of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.

During autumn 1992, we observed two unrelated family outbreaks of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. Family A consisted of grandmother (aged 77 yrs), father (aged 41 yrs), mother (aged 38 yrs), daughter (aged 10 yrs), and two sons (aged 6 yrs and 3 months, respectively). The grandmother and daughter suffered from pneumonia, father from pharyngitis and bronchitis and the older son from mild bronchi...

Mechanism of Arterial Infection by Chlamydia pneumoniae.

Chlamydia pneumoniae To the Editor: The article by Gieffers et al1 in the January 23, 2001, issue of Circulation reiterates the general belief that lungs harbor Chlamydia pneumoniae organisms that are continuously released into the bloodstream. It is suggested that these organisms are carried by lung macrophages, which repeatedly infiltrate and infect atherosclerotic lesions. There are certain ...

Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection