SIMKANIA NEGEVENSIS: IS IT A REAL RESPIRATORY PATHOGEN?
ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA, cilt.62, sa.2, ss.161-166, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1556/030.62.2015.2.6
- Dergi Adı: ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-166
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Simkania negevensis in Turkey, pediatric pneumonia, bronchiolitis, exacerbation of asthma
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Simkania negevensis, a recently discovered Chlamydia-like organism, has been associated with respiratory infections such as pneumonia, bronchiolitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in children and adults. The aim of the present study was to evaluate S. negevensis in the etiology of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia, bronchiolitis and asthma exacerbation in our region. Overall, 102 patients and 46 healthy controls were included in the study. S. negevensis was investigated by real time PCR (Primer Design, UK) in nasopharyngeal swab samples. It failed to be detected in either the study or control group. In conclusion, our results suggest that S. negevensis is not an important respiratory pathogen in our region.