KEGG   DISEASE: Simkania negevensis infection
Entry
H01064                      Disease                                
Name
Simkania negevensis infection
Description
Simkania negevensis is a recently found Chlamydia-like organism. It is associated with respiratory diseases such as pneumonia in adults and bronchiolitis in infants.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Bacterial infections
  Infections caused by chlamydia
   H01064  Simkania negevensis infection
Pathogen
Simkania negevensis [GN:sng]
Reference
PMID:17852931
  Authors
Heiskanen-Kosma T, Paldanius M, Korppi M
  Title
Simkania negevensis may be a true cause of community acquired pneumonia in children.
  Journal
Scand J Infect Dis 40:127-30 (2008)
DOI:10.1080/00365540701558680
Reference
PMID:12941393
  Authors
Friedman MG, Dvoskin B, Kahane S
  Title
Infections with the chlamydia-like microorganism Simkania negevensis, a possible emerging pathogen.
  Journal
Microbes Infect 5:1013-21 (2003)
DOI:10.1016/S1286-4579(03)00188-6
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