Pathogens
Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Susceptibilities

General Information

Fastidious organism that does not Gram stain - an "atypical"

  • Atypical pneumonia

Complications can include:

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Myocarditis

Diagnose by serology.

Difficult to culture.