Lower respiratory tract infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae.
Chlamydia pneumoniae, also known as TWAR, is a common respiratory pathogen that can cause pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis. The clinical similarities between C pneumoniae infection and infection with other respiratory pathogens together with the lack, until recently, of readily available diagnostic tests for C pneumoniae have hindered its recognition and treatment in the outpatient setting. In this report, three patients with acute C pneumoniae infection from the Acute Respiratory Disease Study at the University of Washington are described, and the microbiologic characteristics, epidemiologic characteristics, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment of acute C pneumoniae infection are considered.
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Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif.
D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*