Zoonotic atypical pneumonia due to Chlamydophila psittaci: First reported psittacosis case in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 430-433

  Cheng, Yu Jen ^a   Lin, Kun Yen ^b   Chen, Chun Chen ^b   Huang, Yen Lin ^b   Liu, Chun Eng ^a   Li, Shu Ying ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Chlamydia infections; Chlamydophila psittaci; Community acquired pneumonia; Microimmunofluorescence test; Psittacosis; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MINOCYCLINE; PIPERACILLIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIRD; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COUGHING; DECREASED APPETITE; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HEMATURIA; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALAISE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS; ORNITHOSIS; Q FEVER; RAPID TEST; TAIWAN; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TYPHUS; URINALYSIS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PSITTACOSIS; ZOONOSES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSITTACOSIS; TAIWAN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84881546104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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