AUTHOR=Yao Wenwu , Yang Xuhui , Shi Jinchuan , Yang Zhangnv , Yao Ying , Kou Jun , Liu Shelan , Wang Linbo , Wu Zhuoyin , Shi Guoxiang , Yan Hao , Song Yajun 

TITLE=Case Report: A case of Chlamydia psittaci infection in an HIV patient

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1185803

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2023.1185803

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Chlamydia psittaci</italic> is the pathogen of psittacosis and infects a wide range of birds and even humans. Human infection occurs most commonly in those with a history of contact with birds or poultry. We describe a case of psittacosis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient in Zhejiang Province for the first time. <italic>C. psittaci</italic> infection was confirmed by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Real-Time PCR. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the sequences from the patient’s samples clustered with genotype A in the same branch. Our study highlights the possibility of diagnosing psittacosis in patients with a chronic disease such as HIV-infected patients, and should increase awareness and surveillance of psittacosis in China.</p>