Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydia pneumonia infectionin patients admitted to Beheshti hospital in Kashan with communityacquiredpneumonia

Background and Aim : Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydophila pneumoniae has beenassociated as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) worldwide. The aim of this studywas to determine the prevalence of C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae infections in patientsadmitted to Beheshti hospital in Kashan with CAP.Methods : This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on ۱۶۰ patients with CAPadmitted to Beheshti Hospital in Kashan. Serological tests for Mycoplasma and Chlamydiapneumonia were used to evaluate IgG and IgM by the ELISA method. A questionnaire includingdemographic data, hospitalization time, clinical and paraclinical findings were completed. Dataanalyzed by SPSS software (۲۰ version).Results : M. Pneumonia antibody IgM and IgG detected in ۱۹ (۱۱.۹%) and ۱۳۲(۸۲.۵%) casesrespectively. C. Pnemoniae antibody IgM and IgG in ۱۶(۱۰%), and ۱۵۱(۹۴.۴%) cases foundpositive. There was no significant relationship between M. neumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniainfections with sex, underlying illness, the severity of pneumonia, ICU admission, hospital death,hospitalization time, CRP, hematocrit and platelet count. While there was a significant relationshipbetween M. Pneumonia with chief complaint (p<۰.۰۰۱) and age (p = ۰.۱۲۲). Also, a significantrelationship was seen between C. pneumonia with white blood cell count (p = ۰.۰۰۱) and changesin chest radiography (p = ۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion : The results of this study indicate a high prevalence of M. Pneumoniae and C.Pneumoniae in CAP patients. Therefore, in the empirical treatment of pneumonia patients,appropriate antibiotics against these two atypical organism seems necessary.

کلیدواژه ها:

Community-acquired pneumonia ، Chlamydia Pneumoniae ، Mycoplasma Pneumoniae