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To report a rare case of severe pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci complicated by Aspergillus terreus and highlight the role of advanced diagnostics.

February 27, 2026Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Severe pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci and Aspergillus terreus: a case report

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CZChuanli ZhangBeijing University of Chinese Medicine JWJin WangNanjing Jiangning Hospital

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Case report reveals successful targeted therapy for severe pneumonia in a previously healthy woman, indicating the importance of rapid pathogen identification.

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To report a rare case of severe pneumonia due to Chlamydia psittaci complicated by Aspergillus terreus and highlight the role of advanced diagnostics.
Reported a case of a 58-year-old woman with poultry exposure.
Utilized targeted next-generation sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
Administered doxycycline and voriconazole after pathogen identification.
Patient presented with fever, dyspnea, and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
Successful targeted therapy led to full recovery.
Emphasized the utility of tNGS in identifying simultaneous pathogens.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a134b8ed1d949a99abe263 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1750879

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Case report reveals successful targeted therapy for severe pneumonia in a previously healthy woman, indicating the importance of rapid pathogen identification.

Severe pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci and Aspergillus terreus: a case report

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Severe pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci and Aspergillus terreus: a case report

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