Chlamydia pneumoniae in Swedish patients.
Chlamydia pneumoniae infections have earlier been described as mycoplasma-like illnesses in young people, and also appear to be associated with community-acquired pneumonia in adults. In this retrospective study, 12.2% (23/188) of patients with pneumonia who required hospitalization during the 3 years 1985-87 had serological evidence of recent C. pneumoniae infection. Many of these patients had symptoms similar to ornithosis. The most interesting finding was that half of the patients with a 4-fold IgG antibody titre rise to C. pneumoniae also had an increased alkaline phosphatase concentration.
Sundelöf
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Gävle Central Hospital, Sweden.
Gnarpe
J
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Gnarpe
H
H
Grillner
L
L
Darougar
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S
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase