Atypical Pneumonia: Updates on Legionella, Chlamydophila, and Mycoplasma Pneumonia.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has multiple causes and is associated with illness that requires admission to the hospital and mortality. The causes of atypical CAP include Legionella species, Chlamydophila, and Mycoplasma. Atypical CAP remains a diagnostic challenge and, therefore, likely is undertreated. This article reviews the advancements in the evaluation and treatment of patients and discusses current conflicts and controversies of atypical CAP.
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, TAC S440, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Lokesh
L
Sharma
Department of Internal Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, 34 Maple Street, Norwalk, CT 06856, USA.
Ashley
A
Losier
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Thomas
T
Tolbert
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, TAC S440, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Charles S
CS
Dela Cruz
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, TAC S440, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. Electronic address: chad.marion@yale.edu.
Chad R
CR
Marion
D023501:Chlamydophila / Q000821:virology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000821:virology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000821:virology*
Chlamydophila; Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP); Legionella; Legionnaires’ disease; Mycoplasma; Pontiac fever; Walking pneumonia