Familial cases of psittacosis: Possible person-to-person transmission

被引:34
作者
Ito, I [1 ]
Ishida, T [1 ]
Mishima, M [1 ]
Osawa, M [1 ]
Arita, M [1 ]
Hashimoto, T [1 ]
Kishimoto, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Resp Med, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068507, Japan
关键词
ornithosis; Chlamydia psittaci; microplate immunofluorescence antibody technique; primary myelofibrosis; splenomegaly; computed tomography;
D O I
10.2169/internalmedicine.41.580
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 29-year-old woman with primary myelofibrosis developed severe pneumonia, and 20 days later her 31-year-old sister also contracted pneumonia. The first patient had been in contact with parakeets but the second patient had not been in contact with any birds. Psittacosis was diagnosed in both cases by microplate immunofluorescence antibody technique. Person-to-person transmission between the sisters was suspected to have taken place.
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