Chlamydia pneumoniae - Infection and Disease

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. However, researchers have recently found a link between C. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries that causes heart attack and stroke. In addition, ongoing research is showing that certain strains may play a role in asthma, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and arthritis.
This volume, part of the Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis series, is a complete portrait of C. pneumoniae and what is currently known about it.

List of contents

Chlamydia pneumoniae: Prospects and Predictions for an Emerging Pathogen.- Morphology of Chlamydia pneumoniae.- Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae.- Antibiotic Susceptibility and Treatment of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections.- Pneumonia Caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae.- Chlamydia Detection in Blood.- Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Diseases: Immunity to Chlamydia pneumoniae.- Vaccines Against Chlamydia pneumoniae: Can They Be Made?.- Chlamydia pneumoniae and Atherosclerosis-An Overview of the Association.- The Biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Cardiovascular Disease Pathogenesis.- Animal Models of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Atherosclerosis.- Antiinfective Trials for the Treatment of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Coronary Artery Disease.- Chlamydia pneumoniae and Myocarditis.- Chlamydia pneumoniae as a Candidate Pathogen in Multiple Sclerosis.- Chlamydia pneumoniae in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease.- Chlamydia pneumoniae and Inflammatory Arthritis.- Role of Chlamydia pneumoniae as an Inducer of Asthma.- Respiratory Tract Infections Caused by C. pneumoniae in Pediatric Patients.

Summary

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a bacteria that is most commonly known for causing colds and pneumonia. pneumoniae and atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries that causes heart attack and stroke.

Product details

• Assisted by: M. Bendinelli (Editor), Mauro Bendinelli (Editor), H. Friedman (Editor), Herman Friedman (Editor), Y. Yamamoto (Editor), Yoshimas Yamamoto (Editor), Yoshimasa Yamamoto (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9780306484872
• ISBN: 978-0-306-48487-2
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 25 mm x 235 mm
• Illustrations: XIX, 286 p. 60 illus.
• Series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis; Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; C, Immunology, Microbiology (non-medical), Diseases, biochemistry, Zoology & animal sciences, microbiology, Infectious & contagious diseases, infectious diseases, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biochemistry, general, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Animal anatomy, Zoology and animal sciences