1.
Minerva Pediatr
; 43(4): 305-9, 1991 Apr.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1870537
ABSTRACT
Psittacosis or ornithosis is a bird disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci which can be transmitted to man. Little is known of the epidemiology of the disease in this region, but occasional cases which have been brought to the authors' attention have prompted an epidemiological study on the subject. The preliminary results indicate a surprising percentage, over 8%, of antibodies in infants and children. This percentage varies little in relation to place of residence, rural or urban, or the presence of animals, but confirms the high risk in parrot-owning households where anti-Chlamydia antibodies are found in 37.5% of children.
Subject(s)
Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Chlamydophila psittaci/immunology , Adolescent , Animals , Animals, Domestic , Antibody Specificity/immunology , Child , Child, Preschool , Disease Vectors , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/analysis , Infant , Italy/epidemiology , Parrots , Prevalence , Psittacosis/epidemiology , Psittacosis/immunology , Psittacosis/transmission , Seroepidemiologic Studies
2.
Minerva Pediatr
; 40(9): 545-9, 1988 Sep.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3231189
Subject(s)
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/immunology , Respiratory Tract Infections/immunology , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/immunology , Infant , Male , Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/complications , Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/pathology , Respiratory Tract Infections/etiology
3.
Minerva Pediatr
; 40(9): 527-34, 1988 Sep.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3148102