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Psittacosis outbreak after participation in a bird fair, Western France, December 2008 [PDF]
Epidemiology and Infection, 2011 Karine Laroucau, Bruno Hubert
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Case Report: A case of Chlamydia psittaci infection in an HIV patient
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Chlamydia psittaci is the pathogen of psittacosis and infects a wide range of birds and even humans. Human infection occurs most commonly in those with a history of contact with birds or poultry.
Wenwu Yao +12 more
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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 +18 more
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Severe psittacosis progressing to suspected organizing pneumonia and the role of corticosteroids
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Background: Psittacosis is a systemic disease usually with respiratory involvement, caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Exposure to birds, the main zoonotic reservoir, is a major risk factor for infection.
Rachael Zuzek +2 more
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Background This case of psittacosis in children, is the first described in literature, in Italy. This respiratory infection can be transmitted to humans from the inhalation of respiratory secretions, feces and plumage aerosol of infected birds (and other
Serena Marchese +6 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Human psittacosis is a highly under diagnosed zoonotic disease, commonly linked to psittacine birds. Psittacosis in birds, also known as avian chlamydiosis, is endemic in poultry, but the risk for people living close to poultry farms is ...
Lenny Hogerwerf +4 more
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Chlamydia psittaci infection in canaries heavily infested by Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]
, 2011 Dermanyssus gallinae is a haematophagous ectoparasite responsible for anemia, weight loss, dermatitis and a decrease in egg production. Dermanyssus gallinae may play a role in the modulation of the host immune system, maybe predisposing the host to some ...
Cafiero, Maria Assunta +5 more
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Case Report: Clinical analysis of a cluster outbreak of chlamydia psittaci pneumonia
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 ObjectiveTo explore the clinical characteristics and prognosis of clustered cases of psittacosis pneumonia.MethodWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of a cluster outbreak of psittacosis pneumonia.
Yinxia Wu +6 more
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Fulminant psittacosis complicated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a case report [PDF]
Xin yixue, 2023 The cases of fulminant psittacosis complicated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome （MODS） have been rarely reported in China. In this article， clinical manifestations and treatment of a patient with fulminant psittacosis complicated with MODS were ...
Qian Xueqin, Wang Yi, Zhang Huitao, Shen Dezhi, Huang Kaizhuang, Zhu Yaoli
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A Case Report of Chlamydia psittaci Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Pneumonia. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect DisPsittacosis 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 ...
Zhao D, Zhang L, Sun Q, Cheng J.
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