An acute febrile disease characterized by pneumonitis and other systemic symptoms
The name is derived from the Greek for parrot, psittakos; thus, psittacosis is often referred to as “...
Mandatory to question parents about exposure of the patient to any type of bird—wild or domestic
Signs and symptoms
Abrupt onset of symptoms
Fever, headache, cough, weakness, chills, mus...
Tetracycline (40 mg/kg/24 h divided q6h) or doxycycline (100 mg b.i.d.) in children ≥8 years of age
In patients with severe infection, IV doxycycline (4 mg/kg/24 h, divide...
The mortality rate prior to the advent of antimicrobial treatment was 15–20%, but now <1% with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Resolution of fever and most other systemic sympt...
American Academy of Pediatrics. Chlamydial infections: Chlamydophila (formerly Chlamydia) psittaci (psittacosis, ornithosis). In: Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, et-al, eds. Red...
073.9 Ornithosis, unspecified
073.0 Ornithosis with pneumonia
073.7 Ornithosis with other specified complications
073.8 Ornithosis with unspecified complication
Q: How is a clinical case confirmed?
A: A clinically compatible illness with fever, chills, headache, cough, and myalgia with (i) isolation of C. psittaci from respiratory tract specimens or blood ...
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