1. Case Report: A case of Chlamydia psittaci infection in an HIV patient.
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Wenwu Yao, Xuhui Yang, Jinchuan Shi, Zhangnv Yang, Ying Yao, Jun Kou, Shelan Liu, Linbo Wang, Zhuoyin Wu, Guoxiang Shi, Hao Yan, and Yajun Song
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CHLAMYDIA ,CHLAMYDIA infections ,HIV infections ,HIV ,CHRONICALLY ill ,POLYMERASE chain reaction - Abstract
Chlamydia psittaci is the pathogen of psittacosis and infects a wide range of birds and even humans. Human infection occurs most commonly in those with a history of contact with birds or poultry. We describe a case of psittacosis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient in Zhejiang Province for the first time. C. psittaci infection was confirmed by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Real-Time PCR. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the sequences from the patient's samples clustered with genotype A in the same branch. Our study highlights the possibility of diagnosing psittacosis in patients with a chronic disease such as HIV-infected patients, and should increase awareness and surveillance of psittacosis in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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