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Abstract Asthma is one of the chronic diseases that is increasing in prevalence despite better understanding of its pathogenesis and improved treatment. Both morbidity and mortality of asthma are increasing and most of asthma mortality is due to acute exacerbation. Infection is one of the most important causes of acute exacerbation of asthma, and may play an important role in its chronicity. Searching for preventable and curable forms of these infections as Chlamydia pneJlmonJae, which is recently discovered, in asthmatics, and evaluation of their role in exacerbation of asthma may probably help improving the control of this disease and decreasing its prevalence morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at determining the role of acute Chlamydia pneunwnJae infection in exacerbation of asthma symptoms in adult asthmatics. This study was a case control prospective study, conducted on 64 adult asthma patients ” " ~ " ” 16 years old in the period between November 1999 and November 2000, |