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Document ID (ISN)62028
CIS number 94-718
ISSN - Serial title 0300-581X - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Präventivmedizin
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Müller E., Wittig M.
Title Is chlamydia still an important pathogen to man? A case study
Original title Chlamydien als Infektionserreger für den Menschen noch von Bedeutung? Eine Fallbeschreibung [in German]
Bibliographic information Apr. 1991, Vol.26, No.4, p.153-156. 18 ref.
Abstract A case of interstitial pneumonia was traced to Chlamydia ovis as causative agent. A female patient had worked three weeks before the outbreak of the disease on a temporary basis in a laboratory where chicken eggs were inoculated with Chlamydia ovis for producing a vaccine against the pathogen. Symptoms and treatment are described. A literature survey of known cases of infections with Chlamidiaceae reveals among other things birds and cattle as carriers of the pathogen. The importance of work history, serum diagnosis and chest radiography is stressed.
Descriptors (primary) rickettsial diseases; livestock rearing; pharmaceutical industry; zoonoses; respiratory diseases; laboratory work
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; infectious diseases; case study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Zoonoses
Pharmaceutical industry
Livestock rearing
Bacterial and parasitic diseases