Outbreak and persistence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in an Italian family

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-160

  Migliorini, Lucia ^a   Canocchi, Valentina ^a   Zanelli, Giacomo ^a   Valassina, Marcello ^a   Cellesi, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Familial outbreak; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0242300048     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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