Infection by Chlamydophilia avium in an elderly couple working in a pet shop.
Psittacosis infection is usually reported in adults aged around 30 to 60 years. We report here two cases of psittacosis in an elderly couple (76 and 77 years old) who jointly ran a pet shop. Psittacosis was diagnosed from a history of exposure to birds and from serological testing for Chlamydophilia avium.
Saito
Takashi
T
Department of Internal Medicine, Federation of Public Services and Affiliated Personnel Aid Associations, Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan. saitohta@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ohnishi
Jitsuko
J
Mori
Yoshihiro
Y
Iinuma
Yoshitsugu
Y
Ichiyama
Satoshi
S
Kohi
Fumikazu
F
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D023501:Chlamydophila / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial