Bilateral pleural effusion and a subsegmental infiltrate due to Chlamydia pneumoniae in a mechanically ventilated patient.
A case of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with bilateral pleural effusion and a subsegmental pulmonary infiltrate in an intubated and mechanically ventilated critically ill patient is described. Diagnosis was made by polymerase chain reaction on both pleural effusions.
Toorians
A W
AW
Intensive Care Adults, Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.toorians@vumc.nl
Pneumatikos
J A
JA
Zaaijer
H L
HL
Strack van Schijndel
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012121:Respiration, Artificial