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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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Background
- An obligate intracellular bacteria
- Common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, particularly an atypical pneumonia
- Most recent studies have shown that <1% of cases of community acquired penumonia are caused by chlamydia pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis
Causes of Pneumonia
Bacteria
- Gram-positive
- Gram-negative
- Atypical pneumonia
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Chlamydophila psittaci
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Coxiella burnetti
- Legionella pneumophila
Viral
- Common
- Influenza
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Parainfluenza
- Rarer
- Adenovirus
- Metapneumovirus
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
- Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS)
- Cause other diseases, but sometimes cause pneumonia
Fungal
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Blastomycosis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP)
- Sporotrichosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Aspergillosis
- Candidiasis
Parasitic
Table Overview
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