Epidemiology
- aka TWAR Agent
- Formerly classified as Chlamydia pneumoniae
Etiology
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection
Clinical
- Wheezing (see Obstructive Lung Disease): 50% of case have bronchospasm/30% are later diagnosed as having asthmatic bronchitis (JAMA, 1991)
- Cough:
- Dyspnea:
- Upper Respiratory Symptoms:
- Chronic Stable Asthma (see Asthma, [[Asthma]]): Chlamydophila pneumoniae has been found in airways of patients with chronic stable asthma and associated with increased airway inflamation and more severe asthma phenotype
Treatment
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