A woman with a lobar infiltrate due to psittacosis detected by polymerase chain reaction

Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(6-7):422-4. doi: 10.1080/00365540310009707.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / analysis
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / genetics*
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / isolation & purification*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Psittacosis / complications*
  • Psittacosis / diagnosis*
  • Psittacosis / microbiology
  • Psittacosis / pathology

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins