Case Report: A case of Chlamydia psittaci infection in an HIV patient.

Authors :: Yao W
Yang X
Shi J
Yang Z
Yao Y
Kou J
Liu S
Wang L
Wu Z
Shi G
Yan H
Song Y
Source :: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology [Front Cell Infect Microbiol] 2023 May 16; Vol. 13, pp. 1185803. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 16 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
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.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Yao, Yang, Shi, Yang, Yao, Kou, Liu, Wang, Wu, Shi, Yan and Song.)