Patients seeking medical attention for respiratory infections were investigated with serology and culture for Chlamydia pneumoniae to investigate the prevalence of C. pneumoniae in a specific geographical area and its association with respiratory disease. Evidence for C. pneumoniae infection was found in approximately 25% of cases. 71% of patients with C. pneumoniae had symptoms from the lower respiratory tract as compared to 29% of the others. We conclude that C. pneumoniae can be a major cause of acute bronchitis.
Chlamydia pneumoniae has been implicated as an etiological agent for both upper and lower respiratory tract infections. We describe 4 cases of chronic pharyngitis where Chlamydia pneumoniae appears to be the etiological agent. All the patients were non-smokers, and had symptoms of more than 6 months' duration. Disease symptoms seemed to resolve following appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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