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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 3011-3013, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3011-3013.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Infection by Chlamydophilia avium in an Elderly Couple Working in a Pet Shop

Takashi Saito,1,2* Jitsuko Ohnishi,1 Yoshihiro Mori,1 Yoshitsugu Iinuma,2 Satoshi Ichiyama,2 and Fumikazu Kohi1

Department of Internal Medicine, Federation of Public Services and Affiliated Personnel Aid Associations, Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu,1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan2

Received 13 July 2004/ Returned for modification 21 October 2004/ Accepted 9 December 2004

Psittacosis infection is usually reported in adults aged around 30 to 60 years. We report here two cases of psittacosis in an elderly couple (76 and 77 years old) who jointly ran a pet shop. Psittacosis was diagnosed from a history of exposure to birds and from serological testing for Chlamydophilia avium.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-Cho, Shougoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Phone: 81-75-751-3503. Fax: 81-75-751-3233. E-mail: saitohta{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 3011-3013, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3011-3013.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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