Dear Dr. Hahn,

I'm writing this letter because I've been unable to convince my doctor the significance of your article of October 1995 in the Journal of Family Practice.  That article and other research I've done has convinced me that my Asthma has a strong relationship to the infection of Chlamydia pnuemoniae.  My Symptoms and statistics very closely match the patients that were done in the study.

I've turned over the article (and several others) to my doctor but being a closed minded individual, he stated "He goes to conferences (he hasn't been to one in two years) and he would have heard of something like this at the conferences if it was credible".  If I could just bend your ear for a minute with this it would be greatly appreciated.  My Asthma is now totally under control but last year while rollerblading in a cold climate, I went into full cardiac and respiratory arrest which has made me more determined to research ways to control the Asthma.  Since then, we've moved to a warmer climate.

After doing a lot of searching (my doctor only agreed to the test after I called every clinic in town to find a tester) we had a blood test done at a clinic which specifically tests for Chlamydia pnuemoniae AB Panel.  The results showed that I had levels which indicated I was infected with the bacteria at an undetermined time.  A copy of the report is enclosed.  The doctors office called me after the report came in and said "No sign of infection at all... you have a clean bill of health".  It wasn't until I requested a copy of the report that I was able to correctly interpret the results.  It's frustrating - especially in a PPO where there's very few doctors to choose from.

I feel very funny doing this by mail and would only like to ask you a single question.  Do you think antibiotic therapy (Possibly Doxycycline 100mg twice daily) could possibly help me?

I only use Serevent twice daily now and take Seldane once daily.  Occasionally I use ventolin, but with the Serevent, ventolin isn't used as much any more.  I'm a 41 year old male and have had Asthma for 10 years.

I would be very grateful if you could just let me know if I'm on track or if I'm totally off base and should quit looking at this bacteria.  If you encourage me, I will continue to seek a doctor in my area that is more intelligent than the one I currently deal with.

Thank you very much,

Jim Quinlan