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Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae specific antibodies in different clinical situations and healthy subjects in Izmir, Turkey |
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| Authors: | M. Gencay D. Dereli E. Ertem D. Serter M. Puolakkainen P. Saikku the Study Group: Bahar Boydak Sevket Dereli Beril Özbakkaloglu Arzu Yorgancioglu Ece Tez |
| Affiliation: | (1) Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland;(2) Department of Experimental Surgery and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey;(3) Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey;(4) National Public Health Institute, Oulu, Finland;(5) Emergency Cardiology, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey;(6) State Hospital of Respiratory Diseases, Izmir, Turkey;(7) Department of Pediatrics, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, 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. |
| Keywords: | Acute myocardial infarction Atypical pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Prevalence |
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