Open AccessPathology of the peripheral nervous system of chlamydial nature
Author(s) -
А А Михайленко,
L. S. Onishenko,
Irina V. Nuralova,
O. V. Borzenko
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nevrologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb79223
Subject(s) - chlamydial infection , chlamydia , pathology , titer , antibody , nervous system , medicine , peripheral , incidence (geometry) , biology , immunology , neuroscience , physics , optics
Change of cells and fibers in horse's tail roots and sciatic nerves regularly revealed, elementary bodies were found with the help of electronic microscopy in mice infected with chlamydia by intracerebral and intraperitoneal approaches. Clinical examination of patients with various mono and polineuropathies revealed that chlamydial infection incidence reached 2537%, and titers of specific antibodies ranged from 1:6 to 1:64, supporting wide distribution of chlamydial infections.