Abstract
Psittacosis, caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, is a well described but sporadically occurring clinical entity, which mainly presents as community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnosis used to be relatively difficult. However, new molecular techniques, such as real-time polymerase chain reaction, increased detection of cases. Furthermore, genotyping of the ompA gene can be used as a tool to trace the possible source of an outbreak or to link a specific bird to a particular patient
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-157 |
| Journal | Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | Suppl. B |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |