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Title: | Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci from 8 human cases of psittacosis and 4 related birds in Argentina | Other Titles: | Características epidemiológicas y moleculares de Chlamydia psittaci provenientes de 8 casos humanos de psitacosis y de 4 aves relacionadas en la Argentina | Authors: | Cadario, María E Frutos, María C Arias, Maite B Origlia, Javier A Zelaya, Vanina Madariaga, María J Lara, Claudia Ré, Viviana Cuffini, Cecilia G |
Keywords: | Chlamydia psittaci;Animales;Argentina;Aves;Humanos;Chlamydophila psittaci;Psitacosis;Zoonosis | Issue Date: | Oct-2017 | Publisher: | Asociación Argentina de Microbiología | Project: | datasets | Journal: | Revista Argentina de microbiologia | Abstract: | In Argentina, the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of Chlamydia psittaci infections are still not sufficiently known. A total of 846 respiratory and 10 ocular samples from patients with suspected human psittacosis were tested for C. psittaci from January 2010 to March 2015. Four samples of birds related to these patients were also studied. Forty-eight samples were positive for C. psittaci by a nested PCR. The molecular characterization of twelve C. psittaci PCR-positive samples received in the National Reference Laboratory INEI-ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", Buenos Aires, Argentina was performed. Eight positive samples from humans and four from birds were genotyped by ompA gene sequencing. C. psittaci genotype A was found in all human samples and in the related birds. This report contributes to our increasing knowledge of the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of C. psittaci to conduct effective surveillance of its zoonotic infections. |
Description: | Fil: Cadario, María E. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. Fil: Frutos, María C. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología «Dr. J.M. Vanella»; Argentina. Fil: Arias, Maite B. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. Fil: Origlia, Javier A. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Cátedra de Patología de Aves y Pilíferos; Argentina. Fil: Zelaya, Vanina. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Unidad Operativa Centro de Contención Biológica; Argentina. Fil: Madariaga, María J. Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur. Departamento de Diagnóstico y Producción de Biológicos; Argentina. Fil: Lara, Claudia S. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. Fil: Ré, Viviana. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología «Dr. J.M. Vanella»; Argentina. Fil: Cuffini, Cecilia G. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología «Dr. J.M. Vanella»; Argentina. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/1834 | ISSN: | 0325-7541 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ram.2017.04.001 | Rights: | Open Access |
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