Abstract
Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae were evaluated as agents of persistent cough in adolescents and adults (n = 491). Tests of 473 respiratory specimens by culture or PCR or both identified four episodes (0.8%) of M. pneumoniae-associated illness and no episodes of C. pneumoniae illness, suggesting that these bacteria do not frequently cause persistent cough.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / genetics
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Cough / microbiology*
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Culture Media
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Nasopharynx / microbiology
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Pharynx / microbiology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Substances
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Culture Media
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DNA, Bacterial