Clustering Cases of <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> Pneumonia in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Screening Ward Staff
Jianhua Lei, Yun Xu, Yongfang Jiang, Zhihui Shi, Tao Guo
Abstract
We describe 4 cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia among medical staff in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening ward, as well as the experience of dealing with this nosocomial infection event. Atypical pneumonia, in addition to COVID-19, should be considered when clustering cases occur, even during a COVID-19 pneumonia pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
Chlamydia psittaciPneumoniaChlamydiaMedicineCoronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cluster analysisVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)ImmunologyInternal medicineComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceReproductive tract infections researchHIV, TB, and STIs EpidemiologyData-Driven Disease Surveillance