Chlamydia pneumoniae vs. psittaci
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Bacteria - Gram Negative
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- Chlamydia pneumoniae vs. psittaci
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- Rickettsia typhi vs. prowazekii
- Anaplasma vs. Ehrlichia
- Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Chlamydia pneumoniae vs. psittaci
- Transmission
- method of transmission is not well understood
- C psittaci: disease usually acquired from bird reservoir
- Presentation
- Atypical pneumonia
- Fever, headache, dry cough
- Few clinical features distinguish from other causes of pneumonia
- Atypical pneumonia
- Diagnosis
- PCR-based assays
- Treatment
- C. psittaci: doxycycline
- C. pneumoniae: azithromycin