Introduction Chlamydia psittaci infection is a zoonotic infectious disease, which mainly
inhaled through the lungs when exposed to the secretions of poultry that carry pathogenic …

Rapid and accurate pathogen identification is necessary for appropriate treatment of
pneumonia. Here, we describe the use of shotgun metagenomic next-generation …

Background: Psittacosis ranges from a mild illness to fulminant severe pneumonia with multi-
organ failure. It's crucial to understand the clinical characteristics and identify risk factors for …

Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was commonly applied
given its ability to identify and type all infections without depending upon culture and to …

Background: Infection of Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) could lead to serious clinical
manifestations in humans, including severe pneumonia with rapid progression, adult …

Background Psittacosis pneumonia is a community-acquired pneumonia caused by
Chlamydia psittaci. It is usually under-diagnosed due to its atypical clinical presentation and …

Purpose To summarize the clinical characteristics of progressive pneumonia caused by
Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) and to explore the effect of high-dose tigecycline on severe C …

Interventions: The patient was treated with piperacillin and sensitive antibiotics. Outcomes:
The patient could walk independently about 1 month after admission and was discharged …

Background We aimed to describe psittacosis pneumonia and risk factors for developing
severe pneumonia in this multicenter clinical study. Methods We collected the data of …

Background: Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia has atypical clinical manifestations and the
diagnosis may be missed by traditional methods of microbiological diagnosis. Methods …