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Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR, as the cause of an outbreak in a boys' school previously called psittacosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. V. S. Pether ,
San-Pin Wang  and
J. T. Grayston
J. V. S. Pether
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory Service, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5DB
San-Pin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J. T. Grayston
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Sera from an outbreak of acute respiratory illness in a boys boarding school originally thought to have been due to psittacosis (1) have been re-examined and evidence is presented that suggests that the outbreak was caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, strain TWAR (2).

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , October 1989 , pp. 395 - 400
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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