A Woman with a Lobar Infiltrate due to Psittacosis Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction

This report presents a case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci presenting with a lobar infiltrate and diagnosed by a newly developed ompA gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This gene encodes a specific C. psittaci major outer membrane protein. This kind of PCR could r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2003, Vol.35 (6-7), p.422-423
Hauptverfasser:	Heddema, Edou R., Kraan, Maarten C., Buys-bergen, Herma E. C. M., Smith, Hilde E., Wertheim-van Dillen, Pauline M. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - analysis Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics Biological and medical sciences Chlamydia psittaci Chlamydophila psittaci - genetics Chlamydophila psittaci - isolation & purification Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology Polymerase Chain Reaction Psittacosis - complications Psittacosis - diagnosis Psittacosis - microbiology Psittacosis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	This report presents a case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci presenting with a lobar infiltrate and diagnosed by a newly developed ompA gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This gene encodes a specific C. psittaci major outer membrane protein. This kind of PCR could reduce antibiotic consumption and expedite outbreak management.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540310009707