Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the lungs of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Chlamydia pneumoniae is being recognized as a common cause of respiratory tract infections. Bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients were examined by culture for this pathogen. Of 50 specimens examined, 5 (10%) were positive for C. pneumoniae. Four of these (80%) were also positive for other pathogens frequently implicated as causes of respiratory disease in this patient population. C. pneumoniae may frequently inhabit the respiratory tracts of human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals.
Augenbraun
M H
MH
Department of Medicine, State University of New York-Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203.
Roblin
P M
PM
Chirgwin
K
K
Landman
D
D
Hammerschlag
M R
MR
D000328:Adult; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity