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. 1991 Feb;29(2):401–402. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.2.401-402.1991

Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the lungs of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

M H Augenbraun 1, P M Roblin 1, K Chirgwin 1, D Landman 1, M R Hammerschlag 1
PMCID: PMC269777  PMID: 2007649

Abstract

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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