Chlamydia psittaci

Ying Gao1, Yuan-Jie Lin1, Wen-Long Zhang1

  • 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Wuxi Second People's Hospital, Wuxi, China.

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概括

这项研究使用临床,成像和实验室数据区分了Chllamydia psittaci和Legionella肺炎. 早期识别有助于针对抗生素的使用,并改善了这些非典型肺炎患者的治疗结果.

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