https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2461

Chlamydophila pneumoniae serological epidemiology

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2010)
Submitted: 14 February 2014
Accepted: 14 February 2014
Published: 30 June 2010
C. pneumoniae, MIF, Antibodies
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Salvatore Pignanelli
dott.pignanelli@libero.it
Alisa Shurdhi
Elisabetta Loggi
Francesca Delucca
Pietro Andreone
Chlamydophila pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular pathogens, that causes multiple types of respiratory tract infections.The exposure to this pathogen is quite common. C. pneumoniae may cause a persistent infection in multiple organs and may be associated with several chronic inflammatory conditions. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the serological epidemiology of C. pneumoniae infection in four heterogeneus groups of patients.The detection of antibodies anti-C. pneumoniae was conducted using an, in-house, microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test, as indirect diagnostic technique.

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Pignanelli, S., Shurdhi, A., Loggi, E., Delucca, F., & Andreone, P. (2010). Chlamydophila pneumoniae serological epidemiology. Microbiologia Medica, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2461

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