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    A Woman with a Lobar Infiltrate due to Psittacosis Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction

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    This report presents a case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci presenting with a lobar infiltrate and diagnosed by a newly developed ompA gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This gene encodes a specific C. psittaci major outer membrane protein. This kind of PCR could reduce antibiotic consumption and expedite outbreak management

    Chlamydia caviae Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Emerging Zoonosis

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    Molecular basis of bacterial pathogenesis, virulence factors and antibiotic resistanc
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