Ostergaard L J, Andersen S B, Christiansen G, Andersen P L
Medicinsk-epidemisk afdeling A, Marselisborg Hospital, Arhus.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1993 Jun 14;155(24):1837-41.
Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria with a biphasic life cycle. In 1986 a new species of Chlamydiae, Chlamydia psittaci TWAR was discovered, later named Chlamydia pneumoniae. C. pneumoniae is probably an important pathogen causing respiratory tract infections in man, ranging from subclinical infection to life threatening pneumonia. Infections can occur in epidemics. Furthermore, associations between C. pneumoniae infection and coronary artery disease, lethal myocarditis and sarcoidosis have been suggested. The current diagnostic method is based on detection of specific antibodies against C. pneumoniae in blood. Macrolides or tetracyclines are the drugs of choice for treatment of C. pneumoniae infection.
衣原体是具有双相生命周期的专性细胞内细菌。1986年发现了一种新的衣原体物种——鹦鹉热衣原体TWAR，后来被命名为肺炎衣原体。肺炎衣原体可能是导致人类呼吸道感染的重要病原体，感染范围从亚临床感染到危及生命的肺炎。感染可呈流行发生。此外，有人提出肺炎衣原体感染与冠状动脉疾病、致死性心肌炎和结节病之间存在关联。目前的诊断方法基于检测血液中针对肺炎衣原体的特异性抗体。大环内酯类或四环素类药物是治疗肺炎衣原体感染的首选药物。
