Chlamydia pneumoniae respiratory infections in Taiwan

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作者
Hsu, Min-Chih
Lin, Tsun-Mei
Huang, Chung-Ter
Liao, Mei-Hui
Li, Shu-Ying
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control, Mycot Dis Lab, Res & Diagnost Ctr, Taipei 11561, Taiwan
[2] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Dept Med Lab Sci & Biotechnol, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
关键词
Chlamydia pneumoniae; epidemiology; serology; MIF;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03942.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
To understand the epidemiology of Chlamydia pneumoniae acute infections in Taiwan, we collected 116 paired and 244 single sera from patients suspected of C pneumoniae infection and conducted microinmunofluorescence test. Eighty-three patients (83/360, 23%) met the diagnostic criteria of current C pneumoniae infection. The C. pneumoniae infections were significantly higher in men than in women (P <= 0.0001) and were most frequent in the group of 40-49 year-olds, and the people older than 70 years old. C pneumoniae infection often occurred in the late autumn lasting to the cold winter and in the transition period between the spring and summer.
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