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Published on: February 15, 2013
Seroepidemiology of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Japan between 1991 and 2000
N Miyashita1, H Fukano, K Yoshida
1Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashika City, Okayama, Japan. nao@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Aim:
To clarify the endemic and epidemic status of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Japan, the incidence of anti-C pneumoniae antibody was evaluated over a period of 10 years.
Method:
Serum samples were collected from 4756 healthy individuals aged 6 months to 88 years (2488 male and 2268 female individuals) between 1991 and 2000. The antibody titre was determined by a microimmunofluorescence test.
Results:
After stratification by age and sex in each year, distinct peaks with prevalences of 73.3% and 73.0% were noted in 1993 and 1999, respectively. The lowest prevalence rate was seen in 1996 (59.0%). The epidemic cycle has been estimated to be almost six years in this geographical area.
Conclusions:
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is highly endemic in Japan, as it is in Western countries, and there is a year to year variability. Long term studies in Japan are needed to clarify the epidemic occurrence of C pneumoniae infection.
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