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Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia with pleural effusion: diagnosis by culture |
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| Authors: | M H Augenbraun P M Roblin L J Mandel M R Hammerschlag J Schachter |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203. |
| Abstract: | A case of Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia with pleural effusion in an otherwise healthy 19-year-old man is described. Diagnosis was made by serologic means as well as by culture of both the nasopharynx and the pleural fluid. |
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