Chlamydia caviae Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Emerging Zoonosis

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2018 Nov;18(11):635-637. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2304. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Abstract

We describe a case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia caviae in a patient with no direct animal exposure, raising questions about the zoonotic reservoirs and potential transmission routes. Genotyping of Chamydia isolates that cause pneumonia should be performed for a precise diagnosis and to initiate adequate infection control measures.

Keywords: Chlamydia caviae; PCR; community-acquired pneumonia; transmission; zoonosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chlamydia / classification*
  • Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy
  • Chlamydia Infections / microbiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / drug therapy
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Zoonoses / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents