Chlamydia species

Miyashita N, et al. In-vitro activity of moxifloxacin and other fluoroquinolones against Chlamydia species. 

C. trachomatis, and false-positive results are reported with other Chlamydia species, as well as with some gram-negative bacteria. The sensitivity and specificity of the test are generally lower when urine specimens are used. " " ... 

Recently IHC has been successfully used to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae in formalin-fixed organs with an overall sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 71% when compared with cultures.Immunohistochemical assays are used to identify Clostridium sp., S. aureus, and S. pyogenes Haemophilus influenzae Chlamydia species i i Legionella pneumophila and L. dumoffiif Listeria monocytogenesf Salmonellaand rickettsial infections other than Rocky Mountain spotted fever such as boutonneuse fever, epidemic typhus, murine typhus,rickettsialpox, 489 African tick bite fever,i and scrub typhus. 

Lassus, A. (1990). Comparative studies of azithromycin in skin and soft-tissue infections and sexually transmitted infections by Neisseria and Chlamydia species. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 25, 115-121. 

Chlamydia psittaci is the causal organism of psittacosis or ornithosis and occurs mainly in the parrot family (hence psittacosis), but it is now known to be found in other avian species (hence ornithosis). It is often found in persons who work in pet shops selling parrots and budgerigars, and can be fatal. 

S pneumoniae, S aureus, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhaiis, mycoplasmas, Legionella, Chlamydia, H pylori, N gonorrhoeae, fragilis, T gondii, and nontuberculosis mycobacteria. Many macrolide-resistant strains are susceptible to ketolides because the structural modification of these compounds renders them poor substrates for efflux pump-mediated resistance and they bind to ribosomes of some bacterial species with higher affinity than macrolides. 

Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaa) B Animals— various species of birds (especially caged animals or exotic imported species) 5-14 days Unlikely Standard D, joint pain, pneumonia, high fever, epistaxis Limited info Doxycycline, tetracycline, chloramphenicol... 

Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular parasites that depend on the host cell to carry out metabolic biosynthe-sis.The genus includes two major species C. trachomatis, which causes disease in humans, and Chlamydia psittaci, which infects primarily nonhumans. The many different serotypes cause a wide spectrum of disease states, including inclusion conjunctivitis, trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, and cervicitis or urethritis. 

Chloramphenicol is one of the older broad-spectrum antibiotics. It was introduced in 1948 and grew in popularity because of its high antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Rickettsiae, Chlamydia, and Mycoplasma species. It is particularly useful in infections caused by Salmonella typhi and Haemophilus influenzae. It is mainly bacteriostatic. It readily crosses tissue barriers and diffuses rapidly into nearly all tissues and body fluids. 

Campylobacter jejuni Salmonella species Chlamydia trachomatis ... 

Erythromycin is used for infections caused by gram-positive cocci (not MRSA), atypical organisms (Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma species), Legionella pneumophila, and Campylobacter jejuni. 

Chlamydia - A genus of the family Chlamydiaceac occurring as two species which cause a wide variety of diseases in man and animals. Obligatory intracellular parasites that grow only within living cells. 

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