title: [Anti-Chlamydia psittaci antibodies in a healthy pediatric population].
abstract: Psittacosis or ornithosis is a bird disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci which can be transmitted to man. Little is known of the epidemiology of the disease in this region, but occasional cases which have been brought to the authors' attention have prompted an epidemiological study on the subject. The preliminary results indicate a surprising percentage, over 8%, of antibodies in infants and children. This percentage varies little in relation to place of residence, rural or urban, or the presence of animals, but confirms the high risk in parrot-owning households where anti-Chlamydia antibodies are found in 37.5% of children.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica 3a, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balbo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valpreda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garbaccio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zannino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D010311:Parrots; D015995:Prevalence; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Anticorpi anti Chlamydia psittaci nella popolazione sana infantile.