Multi locus sequence typing of Chlamydia reveals an association between Chlamydia psittaci genotypes and host species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Chlamydia comprises a group of obligate intracellular bacterial parasites responsible for a variety of diseases in humans and animals, including several zoonoses.
Yvonne Pannekoek +8 more
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Omadacycline treatment of severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia with septic shock diagnosed via metagenomic next-generation sequencing [PDF]
Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesIntroduction: Parrot fever, caused by Chlamydia psittaci, is a zoonotic disease typically treated with tetracyclines. Omadacycline, a novel aminomethyl tetracycline, has limited reports on its efficacy in severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in the ...
Ping Xu, Zhitong Huang
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A Case Report of Chlamydia psittaci Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Pneumonia
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesPsittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and is commonly found in birds and poultry. Human infection is uncommon, and most cases are sporadic. Infection of extrapulmonary organs by Chlamydia psittaci is extremely rare.
Dongmei Zhao +3 more
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Prevalence and genotypes of Chlamydia psittaci in pet birds of Hong Kong.
PLoS ONEPsittacosis, or parrot fever, is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydia species associated with birds. One of the causative agents of the disease is Chlamydia psittaci, which is commonly carried by psittacine and other bird species, can be highly ...
Jackie Cheuk Kei Ko +6 more
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Molecular detection of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia felis in human keratoconjunctivitis cases [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020 Given the high incidence of keratoconjunctivitis in Iran (approximately 3.6–53.9%) and low effi-ciency of clinical diagnostic measures, application of laboratory tests for detection of different kerato-conjunctivitis/conjunctivitis causes and ...
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020 Background Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci. Diagnostic tools, including culture, serologic test and PCR-based methods, are available but prone to false negative results.
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Data in Brief, 2020 Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria globally widespread across humans, wildlife, and domesticated animals. Chlamydia psittaci is a primarily zoonotic pathogen with multiple hosts, which can be transmitted to humans, resulting in psittacosis or
Valentina A. Feodorova +8 more
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Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing for the diagnosis of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2022 The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia and evaluate the diagnostic value of Metagenomic Next‐Generation Sequencing (mNGS).
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Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia diagnosed by metagenomics next-generation sequencing: a case report [PDF]
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2022 Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a relatively rare zoonotic disease. However, lack of specific clinical symptoms, effective and rapid laboratory diagnosis methods and clear epidemiological data sometimes may make it difficult to diagnose the disease. This
ZHANG Xiangqin, JIANG Yong
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Analysis of Polymorphic Membrane Protein Expression in Cultured Cells Identifies PmpA and PmpH of Chlamydia psittaci as Candidate Factors in Pathogenesis and Immunity to Infection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The polymorphic membrane protein (Pmp) paralogous families of Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia abortus are putative targets for Chlamydia vaccine development. To determine whether this is also the case for Pmp family members of C.
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