title: Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae specific antibodies in different clinical situations and healthy subjects in Izmir, Turkey.
abstract: Serological markers for Chlamydia pneumoniae were investigated by using the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test in various age and patient groups in a specific area in Turkey. IgG seropositivity to C. pneumoniae was 64.3% and 18.7% in healthy adults and children, respectively. The highest positivity rate (77%) was in the 15-19 age group. Among the groups investigated, serological findings revealed a possible etiological association between C. pneumoniae and the clinical condition in the groups with acute myocardial infarction, atypical pneumoniae and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland. gencay@cc.helsinki.fi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gencay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dereli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ertem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puolakkainen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saikku
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boydak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dereli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozbakkaloglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yorgancioglu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M