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Among the populations of Tonga and Western Samoa, serum antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus or hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus were not detected (0/904 and 0/192). No serum samples were considered to be positive for antibody against human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
A young man presented with systemic upset and generalised lymphadenopathy. Later, it transpired that he was under investigation for a scrotal mass. Investigations were carried out to ascertain the cause of his symptoms including lymph node biopsy. Because of the presence of a scrotal mass in a
439 sera of domestic animals and various number (150-500) of human sera of the Cape Verde Islands were examined for antibodies against Coxiella burnetti, Brucella abortus, B.melitensis, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella dysenteriae, S.flexneri, S. boydii, S.sonnei, Campylobacter jejuni, C.fetus ssp.
Morphologic differential diagnostic investigations were carried out with a total of 134 aborted sheep fetuses. The studies were coupled by the examination of 665 blood serum samples from sheep that were pregnant or had miscarried. Parallel bacteriologic studies were also carried out. Positive
Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from liver biopsy specimens on two separate occasions in a young, sexually inactive patient with a 10 month history of recurrent episodes of fever, chills, and abdominal pain. Liver function tests showed a five fold increase in alkaline phosphatase, and a 20 fold
There have been fewer reports on Chlamydia pneumoniae infection during childhood than those in adults, although many of the C. pneumoniae infections occurred during childhood based on prevalence of the antibody. And there have been no reports concerning the double infection of C. pneumoniae and M.
We diagnosed a 41-year-old female patient to be suffering from Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) by using PCR and culture methods. She had a prolonged dry cough and slight fever. Her chest roentgenogram showed a segmental infiltration in the middle of the right lung field. We treated her with 400
Erythema multiforme major (EMM) is an acute, self-limited mucocutaneous disease characterized by the abrupt onset of symmetrical fixed red papules evolving to target lesions. It is triggered mainly by infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, or drugs. In instances of
Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the important causes of afebrile pneumonia in infants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the demographic features, clinical manifestations, and outcome of C. trachomatis pneumonia patients seen during the past 10 years in one medical center. We reviewed the
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection was diagnosed in an elderly patient with prolonged fever and hepatomegaly and no evidence of respiratory tract infection. Laboratory investigation showed hepatitis, eosinophilia, cryoglobulinaemia and the presence of antinuclear antibodies. It was concluded that C.
A 37-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever, muscle tenderness, headache and mild exanthema on the right thigh. During his hospital stay, the headache worsened and aseptic meningitis was diagnosed. A bilateral iritis developed, and the exanthema developed into an atypical erythema nodosum.
Perihepatitis with ascites is a well-known presentation of pelvic inflammatory disease due to Chlamydia trachomatis. Diagnosis is based on the presence of IgM antibodies or positive culture from cervical samples or ascites. We describe a young woman with a concomitant infection of C. trachomatis and