Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae specific antibodies in different clinical situations and healthy subjects in Izmir, Turkey
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1998
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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.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Antibodies, Bacterial , Child , Child, Preschool , Chlamydia Infections , Chlamydophila pneumoniae , Female , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Humans , Immunoglobulin A , Immunoglobulin G , Immunoglobulin M , Infant , Lung Diseases, Obstructive , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction , Pneumonia , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Turkey , immunoglobulin A antibody , immunoglobulin G antibody , immunoglobulin M antibody , marker , acute heart infarction , adolescent , adult , age , aged , article , child , Chlamydophila pneumoniae , chronic obstructive lung disease , clinical trial , controlled study , female , human , human experiment , human tissue , immunofluorescence test , infant , major clinical study , male , normal human , risk factor , seroprevalence , Turkey (republic)