Comparison of throat swabs iwht sputum specimens for the detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae antigenby direct immunofluorescence

摘要

Conclusions-Throat swabs may be as good as sputum for the detection of C pneumoniae antigen. Aim-To compare throat swads with spu- Tum specimens for Chlamydia pneumo- Niae antigen detection. Methods-During a one year period, spu- Tum and throat swabs from 50 patients Over 15 years of age with acute or persist- Ing lower respiratory tract infection were Examined for C pneumoniae antigen by Direct immunofluorescence. Results-C pneumoniae antigen was de- Tected in 18/50 patients (36.0 /100) from spu- Tum, throat swab, or both. Paired sputum And throat swabs were received from 35/50 Patients (70.0 /100).