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Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the lungs of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
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Journal of clinical microbiology
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1991-02
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29
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2
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401
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2
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Chlamydia pneumoniae is being recognized as a common cause of respiratory tract infections. Bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients were examined by culture for this pathogen. Of 50 specimens examined, 5 (10%) were positive for C. pneumoniae. Four of these (80%) were also positive for other pathogens frequently implicated as causes of respiratory disease in this patient population. C. pneumoniae may frequently inhabit the respiratory tracts of human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals.
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Augenbraun MH, Roblin PM, Chirgwin K, Landman D, Hammerschlag MR. Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the lungs of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Feb;29(2):401-2. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.2.401-402.1991. PMID: 2007649; PMCID: PMC269777.