Infantile pneumonia by Chlamydia trachomatis: specific serological diagnosis
Sera from 125 children with clinical manifestations of lung infection were tested for antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis by indirect immunofluorescence test; 18 (14.4%) were positives for IgM antibodies (titera I :32). However if we consider only those children with intersticial pneumonia i.e. 80 c...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1988 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Adolfo Lutz |
| Repositorio: | Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/36908 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/36908 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | pneumonia Chlamydia trachomatis serology pneumonia, Chlamydia trachomatis clamidia, diagnóstico sorológico |
| Sumario: | Sera from 125 children with clinical manifestations of lung infection were tested for antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis by indirect immunofluorescence test; 18 (14.4%) were positives for IgM antibodies (titera I :32). However if we consider only those children with intersticial pneumonia i.e. 80 children, 17 (21.3%) were positives. Only one (2.5%) out of 45 children with nonpneumonic conditions (bronchiolitis) was positive for IgM antibodies (títere 1:32). Sensitivity and specificity of indirect immunofluorescence test for chlamydia antibodies in pneumonia cases are discussed. |
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