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| == Background ==
| | #REDIRECT[[Chlamydophila psittaci]] |
| *Lower respiratory zoonotic infection
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| *Caused by C. psittaci, an organism common to most birds
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| *Contracted by inhaling dust from dried bird feces, feather dust, or avian respiratory droplets
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| == Clinical Features ==
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| *Incubation period of 5-14 days
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| *Abrupt onset fever, chills, headache, myalgias, malaise
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| *Pneumonia is atypical - nonproductive cough, lobar or interstitial infiltrates on CXR.
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| *Extrapulmonary manifestations - heart, CNS, liver, spleen, kidneys
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| == Differential Diagnosis ==
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| === Other lower respiratory zoonotic infections ===
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| *[[Anthrax]] (Bacillus anthracis)
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| *Brucellosis ([[Brucella]] species)
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| *[[Q fever]] (C. burnetti)
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| *Pasteurellosis ([[Pasteurella multocida]])
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| *Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
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| *[[Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever]] (R. rickettsii)
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| *Pulmonic [[Plague (Yersinia pestis)]]
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| *[[Influenza]] A
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| *[[Hantavirus]]
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| == Treatment ==
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| *[[Macrolides]] ([[azithromycin]], [[clarithromycin]], or [[erythromycin]]) for 7-14 days
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| or
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| *[[Tetracyclines]] ([[doxycycline]] 100 mg PO BID) for 7-14 days
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Chlamydophila psittaci]]
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| == Source ==
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| Tintinalli
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| [[Category:ID]]
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