Chlamydia pneumonia in children

Chlamydial pneumonia refers to acute lung inflammation caused by Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a kind of intracellular parasitic prokaryotic type microorganisms. There are four types of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Chlamydia pneumoniae (CPN), Chlamydia psittaci (CP), and Chlamydia fowl. Causes pneumonia, and may have extrapulmonary system damage.

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