CHLAMYDIA-PNEUMONIAE (TWAR) - A COMMON AGENT IN ACUTE BRONCHITIS

Patients seeking medical attention for respiratory infections were inv estigated with serology and culture for Chlamydia pneumoniae to invest igate the prevalence of C. pneumoniae in a specific geographical area and its association with respiratory disease. Evidence for C. pneumoni ae infection was found in approximately 25% of cases. 71% of patients with C.pneumoniae had symptoms from the lower respiratory tract as com pared to 29% of the others. We conclude that C. pneumoniae can be a ma jor cause of acute bronchitis.