Recurrent Pneumonia due to Persistent Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection.

Non-specific interstitial pneumonia and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.

Recently, the clinical features of non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) have been described. We hypothesize that recurrent infection caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae may play a role in the pathogenesis of NSIP. To prove this, we quantified serum IgA and IgG antibodies against C. pneumoniae using the enzyme linked-immunosorbent assay kit. The study included 15 patients diagnosed with NSIP, 2...

Transcriptional analysis of persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in vitro

Correlation between persistent chlamydia pneumoniae infection and primary IgA nephropathy

To investigate the correlation between chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) infection and IgG nephropathy (IgAN). Seventy cases with primary IgAN were chosen along with 70 healthy blood donors and 12 cases which died of accidents, from which serum samples and kidney tissues obtained at autopsies were collected, respectively. CP IgG and CP IgA antibody titers in the serum were detected by using indirect im...

Chlamydia Infection and Pneumonia

A wide spectrum of human diseases can result from chlamydial infections. Psittacosis is an infectious disease of avians caused by Chlamydia psittaci that can manifest in severe systemic disease in humans.' Chlamydia trachornatis infections are the leading cause of sexually transmitted genital tract disease, the only cause of classic trachoma, and also result in perinatal infant pneumonia and co...

Congenital pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

A case of probable vertical transmission of Mycoplasma pneumoniae is presented. The presence of M pneumoniae was demonstrated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the nasopharyngeal aspirate of a newborn who developed pneumonia shortly after birth. This result was confirmed by performing a second PCR, amplifying another part of the genome of M pneumoniae. It is concluded that M pneumoniae ...