Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Chile

Authors
Martinez, MA Kogan, R Silva, JJ Pinto, ME Vidal, C Huppo, H
Citation
Ma. Martinez et al., Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Chile, SC J IN DIS, 31(1), 1999, pp. 103-104
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
103 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1999)31:1<103:SOCPIC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We used microimmunofluorescence to survey the prevalence of antibodies to C hlamydia pneumoniae in 403 serum samples from asymptomatic subjects aged 6 months to 89 y in Santiago, Chile. The results suggest that Chlamydia pneum oniae infection is endemic in Chile, with a seroprevalence of 60% which doe s not differ by gender.