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Revista Med
versión impresa ISSN 0121-5256versión On-line ISSN 1909-7700
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PINO, LUIS EDUARDO y HINCAPIE, GUSTAVO. IN REFERENCE TO THE BACTERIOLOGIC ETHIOLOGY OF COPD AND ASTHMA: Chlamydia pneumoniae INFECTION AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE: CAUSATIVE RELATIONSHIP OR EPIPHENOMENUM?. rev.fac.med [online]. 2008, vol.16, n.1, pp.39-44. ISSN 0121-5256.
Chlamydia pneumoniae is an intracellular bacteria involved in the development of acute respiratory infections and in the physiopathology of chronic lung illnesses, specifically in COPD and adult asthma where it seems to play a role in their exacerbations. At the present time, there are diverse hypothesis being proposed to explain the relationship between the respiratory infections due to Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic lung diseases but there is controversy as to whether this is simply an epiphenomenon. Here we describe the principal observations, which strongly suggest the etiologic role of this bacterial infection in the genesis of chronic obstructive lung diseases. Although we don't know about any trials on this topic in our country, its importance ensures future investigation on this field.
Palabras clave : Chlamydia pneumonie; pulmonary disease chronic obstructive; asthma.