0ne case report of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia.
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210330-00176
- Author:
Guang Feng LIU
1
;
Ping CUI
1
;
Jia Jia HUANG
1
Author Information
1. Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine Occupational Pulmonary Disease Department, Jinan 250001, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chlamydial pneumonia;
Metagenomic assay;
Occupational infectious diseases;
Psittacosis
- MeSH:
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid;
Chlamydophila psittaci;
Humans;
Metagenomics;
Pneumonia;
Psittacosis/drug therapy*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2022;40(4):300-303
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper reported a case of severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia. The patient had a clear history of contact with sick poultry. The clinical manifestations were dry cough, fever and respiratory failure. Chest CT showed consolidation in the lower lobe of the right lung, and a small amount of exudative ground-glass opacity in the left lung. Chlamydia psittaci was detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by metagenomic assay. After treatment with antibiotics such as nitroimidazoles and carbapenems, the patient was discharged with a better health condition.
