Culture-confirmed chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1996
Abstract
A strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae was isolated from the throat swab of a 45 year-old female patient with tracheobronchitis who responded well to doxycycline therapy. The isolate was confirmed by fluorescent antibody staining and by polymerase chain reaction. As there are no distinct clinical features to indicate C pneumoniae respiratory infections, laboratory confirmation is required for definitive diagnosis.
Keywords
C. pneumoniae, culture, tracheobronchitis
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)
Volume
1
Issue
2
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Additional Information
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