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Acute lower respiratory tract infection associated withChlamydia pneumoniae in Germany

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Serum specimens from 223 patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection were examined for antibodies toChlamydia pneumoniae using the microimmunofluorescence test. Antibodies toChlamydia pneumoniae were detected in 18 (20 %) of 91 children and 64 (48 %) of 132 adults. Among those individuals, 4 (4 %) children and 15 (11 %) adults had elevated IgG antibody titres indicating acute or recent infection. Specific IgM antibodies were observed in two patients. These results suggest that a significant proportion of lower respiratory tract infections in Germany is caused byChlamydia pneumoniae.

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    C. Jantos, P. Artelt & H. G. Schiefer

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Jantos, C., Artelt, P. & Schiefer, H.G. Acute lower respiratory tract infection associated withChlamydia pneumoniae in Germany. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 33–35 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997053

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