People with severe asthma are more likely to have antibodies against the disease-causing bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae than the general population and in some cases antibiotic treatment can greatly improve symptoms.

According to a new study, antibiotics could cure some people with severe asthma.

People with severe asthma are more likely to have antibodies against the disease-causing bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae than the general population and in some cases antibiotic treatment can greatly improve symptoms.

Controversial treatment approach could lead to a cure.

Animals have been found to have infected humans sometime in the past with the common respiratory disease Chlamydia pneumoniae.