| [chlamydia trachomatis in patients with genital contact infections in austria--studies of 3,367 patients]. | in order to evaluate the epidemiological importance of chlamydia trachomatis (c. trachomatis) as a genital microorganism, data were obtained from 3,367 patients with sexually transmitted diseases in vienna and analyzed by computer-assisted methods. c. trachomatis was cultured in 26.1% of 2,594 patients investigated for the first time. the microorganism was found more often in male patients (31.3%) than in female patients (21%). 32.2% of positive chlamydia cultures were obtained from patients wit ... | 1986 | 3538672 |
| mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in patients with sexually transmitted diseases. | mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum can be isolated with considerable frequency from the human urogenital tract and are thought to cause various syndromes such as nongonococcal urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, pyelonephritis or infertility. the aim of this study was the evaluation of the presence of different genital pathogens in patients with sexually transmitted diseases (std) and, in particular, the detection of mycoplasmas in individuals infected with genital microbes and a ... | 1997 | 9286064 |
| effect of age on antibody titer to mycoplasma pneumoniae. | between january 1996 and september 1999, 13,650 serum samples from 12,337 patients were examined for antibodies to mycoplasma pneumoniae at the institute of hygiene, university hospital vienna in the course of routine diagnosis. antibody determination was performed by means of the microparticle agglutination assay serodia myco ii. overall, positive results (antibody titer > or = 1:40) were obtained in 2028 patients (16.4%). age details were available for analysis in 2016 positive patients. young ... | 2002 | 12238572 |
| role of chlamydophila pneumoniae in children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in vienna, austria. | no recent austrian data are available on the epidemiology and morbidity of chlamydophila pneumoniae (c. pneumoniae) as causative agent in youths and children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (cap). these data would serve as a rationale for empiric antimicrobial therapy. | 2009 | 19670403 |
| [epidemiology and morbidity of mycoplasma as causative agent for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children in a community hospital in vienna.] | background: epidemiology and morbidity of mycoplasma-associated pneumonia in youths and children in vienna are not known. the first objective was to elucidate the incidence and the second was to evaluate a standard antibiotic regimen with addition of a macrolid in children over 5 years. methods: hospitalized patients were evaluated prospectively during 3 winter seasons. in a clinical routine setting microbiologic tests were performed, nasal secretions were tested for viruses, chlamydia pneumonia ... | 2010 | 20963506 |
| an unrecognized epidemic of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in vienna. | mycoplasma pneumoniae infection shows epidemiological peaks with a 2- to 10-fold increased incidence every four to seven years. the regional epidemiology of m. pneumoniae infection is important with regard to empirical antibiotic treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which are the most common cause for visiting a physician. to date, no data on the epidemiology of m. pneumoniae in central europe have been published. in the present study, the results of m. pneumoniae serolo ... | 2006 | 16794757 |