Chlamydia trachomatis infection influences the clinical course of acute bronchiolitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-192
Author(s):  
Şule Gökçe ◽  
Zafer Kurugöl ◽  
Candan Çiçek
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Culture Technique ◽  
Acute Bronchiolitis ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Cell Culture Technique

The frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among young infants admitted with acute bronchiolitis was analysed to determine whether the former affects the clinical course of the latter. A total of 92 infants aged <6 months admitted with acute bronchiolitis were tested for C. trachomatis by a cell culture technique, obtaining nasal smears from each infant’s nostrils. A second nasal sampling was taken for respiratory viruses from the study group and tested with real-time polymerase chain reaction. Clinical characteristics of C. trachomatis-positive and -negative cases were compared. C. trachomatis was detected in 22.8% of the infants, mostly as coinfection with respiratory viral agents. Infection with C. trachomatis affected the clinical outcome in acute bronchiolitis and such infants tended to have severe bronchiolitis.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction in female sex workers in a Northern Mexican City

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano ◽  
Nadia Velázquez-Hernández ◽  
Fernando Martín Guerra-Infante ◽  
Marisela Aguilar-Durán ◽  
Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Symptomatic Women Using Polymerase Chain Reaction and Amplifying the MOMP Gene

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
R Safarkar ◽  
Jalil Fallah Mehrabadi ◽  
zahra Noormohammadi ◽  
Reza Mirnejad ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in College Women with a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1002-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Cook ◽  
Kirsten St. George ◽  
Maryann Lassak ◽  
Nhung Tran ◽  
John P. Anhalt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
College Women ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Purulent keratoconjunctivitis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis coinfection

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (21) ◽  
pp. 834-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariann Árvai ◽  
Eszter Ostorházi ◽  
Noémi Mihalik ◽  
Sarolta Kárpáti ◽  
Márta Marschalkó
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Purulent Discharge ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Gonococcal conjunctivitis is a rare infection induced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and it usually manifests as a hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis. Ocular access of the infectious secretion during sexual intercourse is the way of transmission among adults. Inclusion conjunctivitis caused by the serovars D-K of Chlamydia trachomatis also affects the sexually active population. Authors present a case of a 33-year-old homosexual man who was treated for late latent syphilis formerly. Clinical symptoms were yellow purulent discharge for 3 weeks without any urological or upper respiratory tract symptoms. Conjunctival Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection was identified using cultures and polymerase chain reaction; pharyngeal swab culture and polymerase chain reaction showed positive results for both pathogens. The patient was probably under influence of party drugs at the time of sexual abuse when he became infected. After parenteral and oral cephalosporin and azithomycin therapy the patient had complete recovery within three weeks. Orv. Hetil., 2013, 154, 834–837.

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