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. 2020 Nov 5:ciaa1681. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1681

Clustering cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in COVID-19 screening ward staff

Jian-Hua Lei 1,, Yun Xu 1, Yong-fang Jiang 1, Zhi-hui Shi 2, Tao Guo 3
PMCID: PMC7665396  PMID: 33150367

Abstract

Four medical staff cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in a COVID-19 screening ward, as well as the experience in dealing with such a nosocomial infection event, were described. It reminds that atypical pneumonia except for COVID-19 should also be considered when clustering cases occurred even during a COVID-19 pneumonia pandemic.

Keywords: Chlamydia psittaci, COVID-19, Nosocomial infection, Differential diagnosis, Epidemic prevention and control


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