What is Chlamydia pneumoniae?
What is Chlamydia pneumoniae?
- Chlamydia pneumoniae: Specific bacterial type of pneumonia.
- Chlamydia pneumoniae: A species of CHLAMYDOPHILA that causes acute respiratory infection, especially atypical pneumonia, in humans, horses, and koalas.
Source - Diseases Database
Chlamydia pneumoniae: Introduction
Types of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
Broader types of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
How many people get Chlamydia pneumoniae?
Lifetime risk of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
50% of population has evidence of reaction by age 20 (DBMD)
Who gets Chlamydia pneumoniae?
Profile for Chlamydia pneumoniae: All ages at risk but most common
in school-age children. By age 20 years, 50% of population
have evidence of past infection. Reinfection throughout life
appears to be common. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia pneumoniae: DBMD)
How serious is Chlamydia pneumoniae?
Complications of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
see complications of Chlamydia pneumoniae
What causes Chlamydia pneumoniae?
Causes of Chlamydia pneumoniae: see causes of Chlamydia pneumoniae
What are the symptoms of Chlamydia pneumoniae?
Symptoms of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
see symptoms of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Complications of Chlamydia pneumoniae:
see complications of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Can anyone else get Chlamydia pneumoniae?
More information:
see contagiousness of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chlamydia pneumoniae.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chlamydia pneumoniae.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Chlamydia pneumoniae:
see treatments for Chlamydia pneumoniae
Research for Chlamydia pneumoniae:
see research for Chlamydia pneumoniae
Society issues for Chlamydia pneumoniae
Hospitalizations for Chlamydia pneumoniae: Each year an estimated 50,000 adults
are hospitalized with pneumonia in the United States. The
overall incidence is unknown. (Source: excerpt from Chlamydia pneumoniae: DBMD)
Organs Affected by Chlamydia pneumoniae:
Organs and body systems related to Chlamydia pneumoniae include:
Name and Aliases of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Main name of condition: Chlamydia pneumoniae
Class of Condition for Chlamydia pneumoniae: bacterial
Other names or spellings for Chlamydia pneumoniae:
C. pneumoniae
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Source - Diseases Database
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