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Chlamydia pneumoniae [1] is a species of Chlamydia, an obligate intracellular bacterium [2] that infects humans and is a major cause of pneumonia. It was known as the Taiwan acute respiratory agent (TWAR) from the names of the two original isolates – Taiwan (TW-183) and an acute respiratory isolate designated AR-39. [ 3 ]
Of various Chlamydiota that cause human disease, the two most important species are Chlamydia pneumoniae, which causes a type of pneumonia, and Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes chlamydia. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and 2.86 million chlamydia infections are reported annually.
Chlamydia. Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydophila. Chlamydophila pneumoniae (previously called Chlamydia pneumoniae) Chlamydophila psittaci (previously called Chlamydia psittaci) Citrobacter. Citrobacter freundii; Citrobacter koseri; Clostridioides difficile; Clostridium. Clostridium botulinum; Clostridium perfringens (previously called ...
Chlamydia may also take the form of a reticulate body, which is in fact an intracytoplasmic form, highly involved in the process of replication and growth of these bacteria. The reticulate body is slightly larger than the elementary body and may reach up to 0.6 μm in diameter with a minimum of 0.5 μm. It does not have a cell wall.
Chlamydophila pneumoniae: Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (Taiwan acute respiratory agent or TWAR) No Vibrio cholerae: Cholera: A rapid dipstick test is available. oral rehydration therapy (ORT) Yes: usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi: Chromoblastomycosis: microscopy (KOH scrapings) Itraconazole, an antifungal azole, is given orally, with or without ...
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