Pathogenesis of Chlamydia pneumonia Persistent Illnesses in Autoimmune Diseases

Abstract

Infectious agents have been implicated in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases. In most of these diseases, including those in which specific organisms are known to play a role, the details of pathogenesis remain incompletely defined. Recent studies have aimed to isolate bacterial and viral pathogens from patients with autoimmune diseases, efforts have been made to further define the host immune response to infection, and there have been attempts to develop improved methods of diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases affecting the Immune system. More recently, C.pneumonia has been linked to many autoimmune diseases [20].