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Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae specific antibodies in different clinical situations and healthy subjects in Izmir, Turkey.
- Source :
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European journal of epidemiology [Eur J Epidemiol] 1998 Jul; Vol. 14 (5), pp. 505-9. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Serological markers for Chlamydia pneumoniae were investigated by using the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test in various age and patient groups in a specific area in Turkey. IgG seropositivity to C. pneumoniae was 64.3% and 18.7% in healthy adults and children, respectively. The highest positivity rate (77%) was in the 15-19 age group. Among the groups investigated, serological findings revealed a possible etiological association between C. pneumoniae and the clinical condition in the groups with acute myocardial infarction, atypical pneumoniae and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Chlamydia Infections complications
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Immunoglobulin A blood
Immunoglobulin G blood
Immunoglobulin M blood
Infant
Lung Diseases, Obstructive epidemiology
Lung Diseases, Obstructive microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction microbiology
Pneumonia epidemiology
Pneumonia microbiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Turkey epidemiology
Antibodies, Bacterial blood
Chlamydia Infections epidemiology
Chlamydophila pneumoniae immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0393-2990
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9744685
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007404315879