title: Infection by Chlamydophilia avium in an elderly couple working in a pet shop.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Federation of Public Services and Affiliated Personnel Aid Associations, Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan. saitohta@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Jitsuko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichiyama
authors.forename: Fumikazu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kohi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial