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  • Title: [Importance of Chlamydia pneumoniae as a new respiratory pathogen].
    Author: Bartolomé C, Mata M, Bernárdez I.
    Journal: Microbiologia; 1996 Mar; 12(1):51-4. PubMed ID: 9019134.
    Abstract:
    The incidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae as a cause of respiratory tract infection was evaluated in a one-year prospective study in 142 patients with community-acquired pneumonia. An indirect immunofluorescence method which detects antibodies in acute and convalescent serum samples was used. Serological evidence of current infection was a four-fold rise in IgG antibody titer or a positive IgM fraction. C. pneumoniae was the causative pathogen in nine patients. This result is similar to those obtained in other studies and suggests that C. pneumoniae is a common etiological agent of community-acquired pneumonia in the studied area.
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