Culture-confirmed chlamydia pneumoniae infection

Authors

• S. Bahnu
• Yun Fong NgeowFollow
• W.K. Wong

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

Publication Title

Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC)

ISSN

1823-7339

Recommended Citation

Bahnu, S.; Ngeow, Yun Fong; and Wong, W.K., "Culture-confirmed chlamydia pneumoniae infection" (1996). Pre-2000. 1109.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_pre2000/1109

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

1

Issue

2

Publisher

Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Additional Information

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