High prevalence of 'Simkania Z,' a novel chlamydia-like bacterium, in infants with acute bronchiolitis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1425-1429

  Kahane, Simona ^b   Greenberg, David ^b   Friedman, Maureen G ^a   Haikin, Hava ^b   Dagan, Ron ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SIMKANIA;

EID: 0031922274     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517830     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Kahane S, Gonen R, Sayada C, Elion J, Friedman MG. Description and partial characterization of a new chlamydia-like microorganism. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1993;109:329-34.
2. Kahane S, Metzer E, Friedman MG. Evidence that the novel microorganism "Z" may belong to a new genus in the family Chlamydiaceae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995;126:203-8.