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Chlamydia pneumoniae in Swedish patients
B Sundelöf1, J Gnarpe, H Gnarpe
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Gävle Central Hospital, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Recent Chlamydia pneumoniae infections were found in over 12% of hospitalized pneumonia patients. A significant number also showed elevated alkaline phosphatase, suggesting a link between this infection and liver enzyme changes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Chlamydia pneumoniae infections, previously termed mycoplasma-like illnesses, affect young individuals.
- These infections are linked to community-acquired pneumonia in adults.