Chlamydiaceae have characteristics of both viruses and bacteria and are a rather common sexually transmitted infectious organism. After entry into the host, they transform into a reticulate body

Question

The health care provider should monitor which of the following clients for this possible infection? Select all that apply.
A) An adult male who raises a number of exotic birds in his home
B) A drug abuser looking to share needles/syringes
C) A newborn with a noticeable eye infection
D) A teenager who swims in the lake regularly

Answer 1

Ans: A, B, C
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Chlamydiaceae are in the form of an elementary body when infectious and outside of the host cell. Once an organism enters the cell, it transforms into a large reticulate body. This undergoes active replication into multiple elementary bodies, which are then shed into the extracellular environment to initiate another infectious cycle. Chlamydial diseases of humans include sexually transmitted genital infections (Chlamydophila trachomatis); ocular infections and pneumonia of newborns (C. trachomatis); upper and lower respiratory tract infections in children, adolescents, and young adults (Chlamydophila pneumoniae); and respiratory disease acquired from infected birds (Chlamydophila psittaci).