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Original Article

Frequency of Chlamydia pneumonia infection in asthmatic patients in northeast of Iran

Ali Ahmadi Torshizi ¹ , Davood Attaran ¹ , Mohamad Tohidi ¹ , Kiarash Ghazvini ²

Author Affiliation(s)

1.

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Respiratory division, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

2.

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Virology, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Thorac Res Pract 2007; 8: Turkish Respiratory Journal 77-80

Keywords : Asthma, Chlamydia pneumonia, PCR, IgG, IgA

Read: 635 Downloads: 362 Published: 14 October 2021

Volume 8, Issue 3, December 2007

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Background: The role of Chlamydia pneumonia in asthma has drawn much attention in recent years. Considering conflicting data about frequency of C. pneumonia in asthmatic subjects and, regarding that no such study has been done in Middle East, we assess the prevalence of C. pneumonia infections in patients with chronic stable and acute exacerbation of asthma and compared it with normal subjects.

Methods: 20 adult patients with chronic stable asthma and 21 patients with acute exacerbations of asthma and 41 matched control subjects were studied for presence of C. pneumonia using PCR and IgA and IgG assay.

Results: This study suggests that positive results of C. pneumonia IgA antibody are associated with both chronic stable and acute exacerbation of asthma, while IgG antibody and PCR are not.

Conclusions: Regarding PCR results which were statistically insignificant, it could be concluded that in our region C. pneumonia is not a major risk factor for either development or exacerbation of asthma.

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