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[Bilateral pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci. Description of a clinical case]
R Barbero1, R Tavormina, M Torta
1Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, USSL III, Ospedale Martini, Torino.
Minerva Anestesiologica
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
A mortal case of atypical pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci with acute respiratory distress, septic shock and multiple organ failure is described. Infection has been caused by an ill parrot imported clandestinely. Antibody titration with the immunofluorescence technique allowed diagnosis.