TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumonia Due to Chlamydia trachomatis in an Immunocompromised Adult
AU - Ito, James I.
AU - Comess, Keith A.
AU - Alexander, E. Russell
AU - Harrison, H. Robert
AU - Ray, C. George
AU - Kiviat, Jeffrey
AU - Sobonya, Richard E.
PY - 1982/7/8
Y1 - 1982/7/8
N2 - CHLAMYDIA trachomatis infection has been associated with a wide spectrum of syndromes ranging from ocular to genital-tract diseases. It has been implicated as the cause of a pneumonitis syndrome in infants.1,2 Tack et al. have reported on six patients with various underlying conditions (chronic bronchitis, renal allografts, and acute lymphocytic leukemia), most of whom had radiographic evidence of pneumonia.3 C. trachomatis was isolated from sputum, bronchial brushings, or lung tissue in all six. However, the etiologic role of this organism in these patients with respiratory disease remained in question because no antibody to C. trachomatis was demonstrated in the serum.
AB - CHLAMYDIA trachomatis infection has been associated with a wide spectrum of syndromes ranging from ocular to genital-tract diseases. It has been implicated as the cause of a pneumonitis syndrome in infants.1,2 Tack et al. have reported on six patients with various underlying conditions (chronic bronchitis, renal allografts, and acute lymphocytic leukemia), most of whom had radiographic evidence of pneumonia.3 C. trachomatis was isolated from sputum, bronchial brushings, or lung tissue in all six. However, the etiologic role of this organism in these patients with respiratory disease remained in question because no antibody to C. trachomatis was demonstrated in the serum.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198207083070205
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198207083070205
M3 - Article
C2 - 6283347
AN - SCOPUS:0020322059
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
SP - 95
EP - 98
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 2
ER -