Prevalence status of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in 1426 adults with respiratory infections
LI Jing-yi
WU Zhao-yong
XU Bo
XIN De-li
Abstract：Objective To investigate the distribution of the prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP)IgM antibodies by gender, age and season in hospitalized adults with acute or chronic respiratory infections. Methods ELISA was used to detect CP IgM antibodies in 1426 hospitalized patients with respiratory infections. Results The seroprevalence of CP IgM antibodies in 1426 patients was 13.7%. No significant difference was found between males and females. The seroprevalence of CP IgM antibodies in young patients was 37.4%, significantly higher than those in the middle-aged patients and the elderly patients. The seroprevalences of CP IgM antibodies in patients with respiratory infections occurring in spring and summer were 16.7%and 22.5%, respectively, significantly higher than those in patients with respiratory infections occurring in autumn and winter. Conclusion CP infection should be taken into consideration for young patients with acute or chronic reespiratory tract infections occurring in spring and summer.
Keywords：Chlamydophila pneumoniaerespiratory tract infectionsenzyme-linked immunosorbent assayadult
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 44-46 )