​Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Atypical Pneumonia ( Chlamydophila pneumonia)

​Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Atypical Pneumonia ( Chlamydophila pneumonia) 
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
formerly belonged to the genus Chlamydia.
Similar to a gram-negative cell wall but without the usual peptidoglycan.
obligatory parasite inside cells. The reticulate body is the intracellular metabolically active form, whereas the elementary body is the extracellular infectious form.

Respiratory droplets are the mode of transmission.
Pharyngitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia are among the respiratory ailments brought on by Clinical C pneumoniae.
An infection is typified by a chronic cough that may endure for several weeks. Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae both produce atypical pneumonia, which is identical to pneumonia.
Serologic assays support both cell culture and diagnosis.
Tetracyclines and macrolides like azithromycin and erythromycin can affect C pneumoniae.