title: Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Chile.
abstract: We used microimmunofluorescence to survey the prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae in 403 serum samples from asymptomatic subjects aged 6 months to 89 y in Santiago, Chile. The results suggest that Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is endemic in Chile, with a seroprevalence of 60% which does not differ by gender.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Programa de Microbiologia, Santiago.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huppo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G