Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: comparison of clinical, epidemiological characteristics and laboratory profiles

Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: comparison of clinical, epidemiological characteristics and laboratory profiles

The purpose of our retrospective 3-year study was to analyse and compare clinical and epidemiological characteristics in hospitalized patients older than 6 years with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae (87 patients) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (147 patients). C. pneumoni...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2006-06, Vol.134 (3), p.548-555
Hauptverfasser: PULJIZ, I., KUZMAN, I., DAKOVIC-RODE, O., SCHÖNWALD, N., MISE, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Antibodies
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Chlamydia
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Community-Acquired Infections - blood
Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology
Cough
Epidemiology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hospital admissions
Humans
Infections
Male
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Bacterial - blood
Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Bacterial - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - blood
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of our retrospective 3-year study was to analyse and compare clinical and epidemiological characteristics in hospitalized patients older than 6 years with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae (87 patients) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (147 patients). C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae infection was confirmed by serology. C. pneumoniae patients were older (42·12 vs. 24·64 years), and were less likely to have a cough, rhinitis, and hoarseness (P
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268805005522