title: [Chlamydia pneumoniae as an etiologic agent in severe pneumonias].
abstract: Two cases with pneumonia are presented. The diagnosis was based on the examination of the laryngeal secretions. The presence of inclusion bodies of Chlamydia pneumoniae were found in the Hep-2 cell culture. Treatment with doxycycline and erythromycin was effective.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Gruzlicy i Chorób Płuc.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nalepa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Micherdzińska
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kotucha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D004318:Doxycycline