Evaluation of Chlamydia Antibody Using Micro-immunofluorescence in Acute Myocardiac Infarction / 대한진단검사의학회지
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 315-318, 2003.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-122664
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Chlamydia pneumoniae can cause chronic inflammation in the arterial wall. C. pneumoniae infection has been investigated as a new risk factor for acute myocardiac infarction (AMI), afatal outcome of coronary artery occlusion.METHODS:
IgG and IgM for C. pneumoniae using micro-immunofluorescence were evaluated in 80 AMI patients and 46 controls without coronary arterial disease.RESULTS:
Chronic infection, defined by equal or higher than 1 32 titers of IgG of C. pneumoniae, was observed in 51.3% (41/80) in AMI and 17.4% (8/46) in controls (P<0.05). None of the subjects showed acute infection, defined by equal or higher than either 1 16 of IgM or 1 512 of IgG of C. pneumoniae.CONCLUSIONS:
Chronic C. pneumoniae infection was significantly more common in AMI patients compared to the controls.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M
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Chlamydia
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Risk Factors
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Coronary Vessels
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Infarction
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Inflammation
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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