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

Wenwu Yao; Wenwu Yao; Xuhui Yang; Jinchuan Shi; Zhangnv Yang; Ying Yao; Jun Kou; Shelan Liu; Linbo Wang; Zhuoyin Wu; Guoxiang Shi; Hao Yan; Yajun Song

doi:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1185803

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (May 2023)

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

Wenwu Yao,
Wenwu Yao,
Xuhui Yang,
Jinchuan Shi,
Zhangnv Yang,
Ying Yao,
Jun Kou,
Shelan Liu,
Linbo Wang,
Zhuoyin Wu,
Guoxiang Shi,
Hao Yan,
Yajun Song

Affiliations

Wenwu Yao: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Wenwu Yao: State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
Xuhui Yang: Department of Health Monitoring, Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Jinchuan Shi: Affiliated Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Zhangnv Yang: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Ying Yao: Department of Infectious Diseases, Disease Prevention Control Center of Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China
Jun Kou: Department of Infectious Diseases, Disease Prevention Control Center of Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, China
Shelan Liu: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Linbo Wang: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Zhuoyin Wu: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Guoxiang Shi: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Hao Yan: Department of Microbiology and Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
Yajun Song: State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1185803
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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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.

Published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

ISSN: 2235-2988 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/Cellular-and-Infection-Microbiology

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