Clinical and CT diagnosis of 50 cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study aiming to explore the clinical and imaging manifestations of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia (CPP), thus improving its diagnosis, guiding its early clinical treatment, and reducing its mortality rate.

Methods

Fifty cases of CPP diagnosed by hospitals across the country with metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) from January 2019 to March 2021 were collected. Its clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, and computed tomography (CT) features were discussed.

Results

Forty patients had a history of poultry exposure; 37 experienced respiratory symptoms, 48 had a fever, 14 experienced gastrointestinal symptoms, and 12 experienced neurological symptoms; 34 patients had normal blood cell counts, 49 patie

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102789 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature