A Prospective Multicenter Study on the Etiological Analysis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adult Patients in Korea: Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
; : 15-23, 2001.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-169562
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study is to develop rapid and sensitive method to detect M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae. In addition, we prospectively investigate the prevalence of M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae infections in community-acquried pneumonia.METHODS:
The nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from July 1997 to April 2000. PCR or nested PCR techniques were used to detect causative agents. RFLP and nucleotide sequence analysis were performed to study molecular epidemiology. Furthermore, feasibility of one-step technique to detect two microorganisms was tested by use of multiplex PCR.RESULTS:
Of 250 clinical specimens, 23 (9.2%) specimens were positive for M. pneumoniae and 33 (13.2%) for C. pneumoniae, including one dual-infected specimen. Most M. pneumoniae infection occurred during the colder months of the year. C. pneumoniae infection was predominently found between December to February.CONCLUSION:
The result indicate that M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae infections are frequently found from patients with community-acquired pneumoniae.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Neumonía por Mycoplasma
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Polimorfismo de Longitud del Fragmento de Restricción
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Secuencia de Bases
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Chlamydia
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Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
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Prevalencia
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Epidemiología Molecular
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo clínico controlado
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo