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Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. C.
Zygmunt F. Dembek, Jerry L. Mothershead, Akeisha N. Owens, Tesema Chekol, Aiguo Wu   +4 more
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Psittacosis caused severe community-acquired pneumonia accompanied by acute hypoxic respiratory failure: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introduction Psittacosis can cause severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The clinical manifestations of psittacosis range from subclinical to fulminant psittacosis with multi-organ failure. It is essential to summarize the clinical characteristic of
Xiao Tang, Na Wang, Gang Liu, Hai Tan, Ai-Min Li, Yan-Qiu Gao, Meng-Ying Yao, Na Wang, Hui-Dan Jing, Qing-Guo Di, Liang Chen, Rui Wang, Xu-Yan Li, Ying Li, Xue Yuan, Yu Zhao, Qi Li, Zhao-Hui Tong, Bing Sun   +18 more
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Case Report: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing applied in diagnosing psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundChlamydia psittaci is the causative agent of psittacosis in humans, while its rapid identification is hampered due to the lack of specificity of laboratory testing methods.Case presentationThis study reports four cases of C.
Wan Xu, Qing Wang, Lin Li, Binghua Zhu, Qingqing Cai, Xiaoli Yi, Rong Fang, Qian Wang   +7 more
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Psittacosis Outbreak in Europe: A Concern for Public Health [PDF]

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
The Clinical Respiratory Journal, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2025.
Salomon Izere, Hope Intwari Munyaneza, Faisal Ahmed   +2 more
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Gestational psittacosis causes severe pneumonia and miscarriage: A case report and literature review

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Psittacosis is an uncommon zoonotic illness, and gestational psittacosis is even rarer. The clinical signs and symptoms of psittacosis are varied, often overlooked, and swiftly identified by metagenomic next-generation sequencing. We recorded the case of
Lei Wang, MMSc, Chunlong Lin, MD, Yuchen Qi, MMSc   +2 more
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A case report of healthcare-associated psittacosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023
Introduction: Psittacosis is a well-recognized zoonotic infectious disorder caused by Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci). Human-to-human transmission of C.
Fei Deng, Qibin Lin, Xiaohong Xu, Changsong Li, Jianbo Xu, Hanxiang Nie   +5 more
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Chlamydia psittaci: A zoonotic pathogen causing avian chlamydiosis and psittacosis [PDF]

Virulence
Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium with a unique biphasic developmental cycle. It is a zoonotic pathogen with a wide range of hosts and can cause avian chlamydiosis in birds and psittacosis in humans.
Jiewen Wang, Buwei Wang, Jian Xiao, Yuqing Chen, Chuan Wang   +4 more
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Distribution of drug-resistant genes in alveolar lavage fluid from patients with psittacosis and traceability analysis of causative organisms

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundChlamydia psittaci is a small bacterium often found in birds, including poultry, and domesticated mammals, which causes psittacosis (or parrot fever) in humans. Different strains of C.
Huiqun Lu, Jing Yuan, Zeming Wu, Lingwei Wang, Shuang Wu, Qiongcheng Chen, Zhen Zhang, Zhigao Chen, Xuan Zou, Qinghua Hu, Tiejian Feng, Jianhua Lu, Liyin Ji, Shuxiang Qiu, Shiqin Xu, Min Jiang, Yinghui Li, Bo Peng, Qinqin Bai, Rui Cai, Yijie Geng, Xiaolu Shi, Xiaolu Shi   +22 more
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A Case Report of Chlamydia psittaci Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Pneumonia [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Psittacosis 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. A rare case of infective endocarditis complicated by pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci was reported, which ...
Dongmei Zhao, Li Zhang, Qiulin Sun, Jun Cheng, Piyush Baindara   +4 more
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Three Cases of Atypical Pneumonia with Chlamydia psittaci: The Role of Laboratory Vigilance in the Diagnosis of Psittacosis

Pathogens, 2022
Chlamydia psittaci is an established zoonotic agent causing respiratory disease in humans. An infection often remains asymptomatic but can also result in flu-like illness, pneumonia or even multi-organ failure.
Sophie Missault, Anne De Meyst, Jan Van Elslande, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Elke Steen, Jos Van Acker, Daisy Vanrompay   +6 more
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