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Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum

Authors :
Lizhen Cao
Lin He
Siyuan Wang
Lianjie Xu
Shifang Zhuang
Source :
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 124, Iss , Pp 171-173 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2022.

Abstract

Chlamydia pecorum is a zoonotic pathogen. Here, we report the first case of human infection with C. pecorum. A man aged 51 years with high fever and dry cough was diagnosed with severe community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure. C. pecorum was found responsible for the infection, which was detected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid through metagenomic next-generation sequencing. C. pecorum infection was further identified by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and complement fixation test. The patient's condition improved rapidly after targeted treatment. He was a farmer with diabetes mellitus and had a history of close contact with sheep, which might result in C. pecorum infection. Our report could provide a direction for the diagnosis and treatment of human C. pecorum pneumonia.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
12019712
Volume :
124
Issue :
171-173
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.86be7d63cf084b2098c7560ab569ff65
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.09.037