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Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Precautions

Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

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

Also known as Chlamydia pneumoniae, transmitted from close person-to-person contact.

Long incubation period of 3-4 weeks.

  • Atypical pneumonia
  • Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Guillane-Barre Syndrome
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Myocarditis

Testing available using culture, serology, or molecular methods. PCR is the preferred method of diagnostic testing for acute C. pneumoniae infection. Difficult to culture.

CDC. Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection. January 10, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/pneumonia/atypical/cpneumoniae/hcp/disease.html