Spontaneous cure of acute bronchitis caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae in a 15-year-old boy.
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Chlamydia pneumoniae was isolated from the pharyngeal swab of a 15-year-old patient with acute bronchitis. The serum IgM antibody against C.pneumoniae was elevated up to 160-fold in the acute phase and decreased to 20-fold in the convalescent phase using the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test. IgG antibody titers in the acute phase and the convalescent phase were 40-fold and 160-fold respectively using the MIF test. The patient recovered from the bronchitis without any effective treatment, indicating spontaneous cure of the disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hiroshima journal of medical sciences
دوره 42 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993