Open AccessSevere pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci: report of two cases and literature review
Author(s) -
Nini Dai,
Qiuyu Li,
Jiayi Geng,
Wei Guo,
Wei Yan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.16166
Subject(s) - chlamydia psittaci , sputum , chlamydia , pneumonia , bronchoalveolar lavage , medicine , psittacosis , atypical pneumonia , chlamydophila , chlamydophila pneumoniae , chlamydiaceae , immunology , virology , tuberculosis , pathology , lung
Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci. Its clinical manifestations are nonspecific. Diagnosis of the disease is difficult. In recent years, next-generation sequencing has played an important role in pathogen detection. We report two cases with severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia confirmed by next-generation sequencing.