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9868950

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
The association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with atherosclerosis of coronary and carotid arteries and the aorta has been demonstrated by seroepidemiology and by detection of the organism in atheromata. We investigated the frequency of C. pneumoniae seropositivity in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). C. pneumoniae-specific antibodies were measured by the microimmunofluorescence test in 160 AMI patients and 160 control subjects matched for age and gender. The odds ratios (ORs) were 2.2 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.2 to 3.9) for immunoglobulin (Ig)G and 2.7 (95% CI, 1.7 to 4.3) for IgA. After adjustment for other cardiovascular risk factors of age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking and serum cholesterol, the ORs were essentially unchanged. This study confirmed that the observations of an association between antibody against C. pneumoniae and coronary heart disease in Western nations is also present in Japan. Our results are comparable to the previous seroepidemiological studies reporting ORs of 2.0 or greater.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
913-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of chronic infection of Chlamydia pneumoniae and coronary heart disease in the Japanese.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Multicenter Study