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Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in asthmatic patients

Journal The Egyptian journal of immunology/Egyptian Association of Immunologists • 2002
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معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Authors RM Araafa, AM Matta, EA Bassuny, NM Gad, A Anan
الكلمات المفتاحية Not Available
المجلة العلمية Journal The Egyptian journal of immunology/Egyptian Association of Immunologists
الناشر Not Available
المجلد 10
العدد Not Available
الصفحات Not Available
publication.type International
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الملخص
This study was conducted on 30 asthmatic patients and 10 healthy controls. They were
subjected to complete history talking, thorough clinical examination, and assessment of their
ventilatory functions before and after bronchodilator. Two specimens were obtained from
each patients, bronchoalveolar lavage and serum samples. Chlamydia pneumoniae
antigens and antibodies (IgG and IgM) were detected using microimmunoflourescence
technique. Samples giving positive results for C. pneumoniae antigen were examined for ...