We examined 73 children with respiratory infections for Chlamydophila (Chlamydia)
pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae using real‐time PCR assay and serological …

Eighty-five cases community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children 5 years or younger,
confirmed by chest X-ray, and 185 age-matched control patients with diarrhea or dermatitis …

We evaluated a total of 1104 pediatric patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection for
C. pneumoniae infection and M. pneumoniae infection by serology during July 1995 to …

Serologic diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been based on the
microimmunofluorescence test (MIF). However, recent prospective studies in children have …

Chlamydia pneumoniae is an important human respiratory pathogen. Laboratory diagnosis
of infection with this organism is difficult. To facilitate the detection of C. pneumoniae by …

Materials and methods. Study population. During a 3-year period (January 1999 through
November 2001), 333 children 1 month to 15 years old with radiologically confirmed …

We investigated whether a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is a useful
diagnostic tool for identifying individuals with acute respiratory Chlamydophila pneumoniae …

Chlamydia pneumoniae causes pneumonia and other respiratory infections in children,
adolescents and adults. We tried to evaluate the diagnostic value of detection of serum …

In this retrospective study Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections
were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in samples (n= 457) from children …

As IgM antibody measurement by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has
become possible for the serological diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae (C. pn) …