Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86be7d63cf084b2098c7560ab569ff652022-12-22T04:34:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122022-11-01124171173Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorumLizhen Cao0Lin He1Siyuan Wang2Lianjie Xu3Shifang Zhuang4Department for Pulmonology, Qitai Hospital of the Sixth Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Qitai, ChinaGenskey Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaGenskey Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaGenskey Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaGenskey Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China; Corresponding author: Genskey Medical Technology Co., Ltd, 9 Shengmingyuan Road, Beijing, 102206, ChinaChlamydia 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005367Chlamydia pecorumCommunity-acquired pneumoniaZoonosismNGS |
| spellingShingle | Lizhen Cao Lin He Siyuan Wang Lianjie Xu Shifang Zhuang Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum International Journal of Infectious Diseases Chlamydia pecorum Community-acquired pneumonia Zoonosis mNGS |
| title | Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum |
| title_full | Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum |
| title_fullStr | Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum |
| title_short | Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pecorum |
| title_sort | severe community acquired pneumonia caused by chlamydia pecorum |
| topic | Chlamydia pecorum Community-acquired pneumonia Zoonosis mNGS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005367 |
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