Recovery of Chlamydia pneumoniae, in six patients with otitis media with effusion

J Laryngol Otol. 1992 Jun;106(6):490-2. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100119954.

Abstract

Six cases of otitis media with effusion associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae, a currently recognized respiratory tract pathogen, are presented. The organism was isolated from the middle ear fluids and serological evidence confirmed it as the infectious agent. The study population is small; however, these reports suggest C. pneumoniae as a causative agent of middle ear diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chlamydia Infections / complications
  • Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Miocamycin / analogs & derivatives
  • Miocamycin / therapeutic use
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / etiology
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / microbiology*

Substances

  • Miocamycin
  • rokitamycin