title: [The correlation between psittacosis-ornithosis and the immune status in childhood: apropos 5 cases].
abstract: The authors studied 5 children affected with a pneumopathy by Chlamydia psittaci. They discuss the effects of a transitory immunodeficiency relative to NK cells in predisposing little patients to the infective disease.
authors.affiliation: II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Cattedra di Mibrobiologia Clinica, Università degli Studi Federico II di Napoli.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Pezzo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vozzella
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berni Canani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Prosperis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiummariello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Meglio
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Correlazione fra psittacosi-ornitosi ed assetto immunitario in età infantile: a proposito di 5 casi.