Pathogens
Chlamydophila pneumonia

Chlamydophila pneumonia

Precautions

Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

Fastidious organism that does not gram stain - an "atypical"

Atypical pneumonia, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, meningoencephalitis, reactive arthritis, myocarditis

Diagnose by serology; a PCR is available

Difficult to culture