Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Billings Clinic

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Precautions

Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

Susceptibilities

General Susceptibilities

General Information

Pathogen information

Pathogen information

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

Associated syndromes

Associated syndromes

  • Atypical pneumonia

  • Pharyngitis

  • Bronchitis

Additional Information

Additional Information

Diagnose by PCR assays. Difficult to culture. Serology requires repeat testing may be clinically impractical.