Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR, as the cause of an outbreak in a boys' school previously called psittacosis.
Sera from an outbreak of acute respiratory illness in a boys boarding school originally thought to have been due to psittacosis (1) have been re-examined and evidence is presented that suggests that the outbreak was caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR (2).
Pether
J V
JV
Public Health Laboratory Service, Taunton, Somerset.
Wang
S P
SP
Grayston
J T
JT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M