This paper reported a case of severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia. The patient had a clear history of contact with sick poultry. The clinical manifestations were dry cough, fever and respiratory failure. Chest CT showed consolidation in the lower lobe of the right lung, and a small amount of exudative ground-glass opacity in the left lung. Chlamydia psittaci was detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by metagenomic assay. After treatment with antibiotics such as nitroimidazoles and carbapenems, the patient was discharged with a better health condition.
本文报道1例重症鹦鹉热衣原体肺炎病例，患者有明确的病禽接触史，临床表现为干咳、发热、呼吸衰竭，胸部CT表现为右肺下叶实变影，左肺少量渗出磨玻璃影。采用宏基因组学检测方法在支气管肺泡灌洗液（BALF）中检出鹦鹉热衣原体，经硝基咪唑类、碳青霉烯类等抗菌药物治疗后好转出院。.
Keywords: Chlamydial pneumonia; Metagenomic assay; Occupational infectious diseases; Psittacosis.