Chlamydia pneumonia Summary
The pathogen known as the Taiwan over the past acute respiratory pathogens, are now renamed as Chlamydia pneumoniae (see 160). Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia psittaci similar, but without antigen. Chlamydia pneumonia caused by respiratory infections in Psittaci with different clinical, epidemiological nothing to do with the birds. May be passed between people breathe in the aerosol dissemination. Chlamydia trachomatis is 3 to 8-year-old baby a common cause of pneumonia, and in more The pneumonia in children and adults is not important reason.
The pathogens can be found in 5 percent to 10 percent with community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly, and serious symptoms, the need hospital treatment. The pathogens can also be found in 5 percent to 10 percent of hospital-acquired pneumonia, but few understand its epidemiology .
5/04/2008
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