New insights into Chlamydia intracellular survival mechanisms

JL Cocchiaro, RH Valdivia - Cellular microbiology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Chlamydia sp. are responsible for a wide range of diseases of significant clinical and public
health importance. In this review, we highlight how recent cellular and functional genomic …

Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections in Children and Adolescents

MR Hammerschlag - Pediatrics in review, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular pathogens that have established a unique niche within
the host cell. The order contains one genus, Chlamydia, with four recognized species: C …

Animal chlamydioses and zoonotic implications

D Longbottom, LJ Coulter - Journal of comparative pathology, 2003 - Elsevier
Members of the family Chlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria that
cause a broad spectrum of disease in man, other mammals and birds. Infection in animals …

Characterization of the new Chlamydia agent, TWAR, as a unique organism by restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization

LA Campbell, CC Kuo, JT Grayston - Journal of Clinical …, 1987 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several molecular techniques were used for comparison of the novel Chlamydia agent,
TWAR, with Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci. Unlike all serotypes of C …

Detection of all Chlamydophila and Chlamydia spp. of veterinary interest using species-specific real-time PCR assays

A Pantchev, R Sting, R Bauerfeind, J Tyczka… - … and infectious diseases, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to analyse the occurrence of chlamydiae in several
mammalian host species. Clinical samples that previously tested positive in a …

Chlamydia effector proteins and new insights into chlamydial cellular microbiology

RH Valdivia - Current opinion in microbiology, 2008 - Elsevier
Chlamydia and Chlamydophila sp. are highly related obligate intracellular bacterial
pathogens that cause sexually transmitted diseases, ocular infections and atypical …

Introduction: The Natural History and Immunobiology of Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infection and Implications for Chlamydia Control

SL Gottlieb, RC Brunham, GI Byrne… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted
infection worldwide [1], and an estimated 3 million cases occur each year in the United …

Epidemiology of Chlamydia pneumoniae

F Blasi, P Tarsia, C Arosio, L Fagetti… - Clinical microbiology …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Chlamydia pneumoniae is the most commonly occurring intracellular bacterial pathogen. It
is frequently involved in respiratory tract infections and to a lesser degree in extrapulmonary …

The use of serologic tests for the diagnosis of chlamydial infections

T Tuuminen, P Palomäki, J Paavonen - Journal of microbiological methods, 2000 - Elsevier
Serology is commonly used for the diagnosis of acute Chlamydia pneumoniae infections
and also for the diagnosis of complicated Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Furthermore …

Clinical aspects of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.

PJ Cook, D Honeybourne - Presse Medicale (Paris, France: 1983), 1995 - europepmc.org
This recently recognised member of the genus Chlamydia is one of the most widespread
pathogens of man, though up to 90% of infected people have few or no symptoms. Several …