International Journal of General Medicine (Jan 2023)
Psittacosis Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Treatment and Interhuman Transmission
Abstract
ZiQi Cui,1 Ling Meng2 1Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ling Meng, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 366 Taishan Street, Taian, 271000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18505386929, Email [email protected]: Psittacosis pneumonia is a zoonosis caused by Chlamydia psittacosis infection, mainly resulting from contact with aerosols of birds or poultry’s urine, feces, and excrement. The clinical manifestations range from general symptoms of infection to severe acute respiratory syndrome and systemic diseases, currently diagnosed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to improve diagnostic accuracy. To date, most reports have only discussed human exposure to poultry disease. However, the latest studies have shown that human-to-human transmission of Chlamydia psittaci occurs not only between infected patients and their close contacts but also between secondary contacts. After looking back on relevant literature at home and abroad in the past ten years, this paper reviews the diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment, and progress in epidemiological research of Psittacosis pneumonia.Keywords: Chlamydia psittaci, psittacosis, human-to-human transmission, re-emerging pathogen, mNGS
