<i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> pneumonia in a patient using ustekinumab therapy for Crohn’s disease

This case highlights a potential association between ustekinumab and susceptibility to <i>C. psittaci</i>, a zoonotic intracellular pathogen. It underscores the importance of exposure history and considering atypical pathogens in immunocompromised patients. Clinicians should maintain vigilance for opportunistic infections in individuals receiving targeted biologic therapies.

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ASM Case Reports
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2026-01-09
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https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00129-25
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Reproductive tract infections research
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Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in a patient using ustekinumab therapy for Crohn’s disease

L. Mulder, E. R. Heddema, J. G. M. C. Damoiseaux, K. Burgers et al.
ASM Case Reports
Reproductive tract infections research
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Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in a patient using ustekinumab therapy for Crohn’s disease

L. Mulder, E. R. Heddema, J. G. M. C. Damoiseaux, K. Burgers, J. A. M. C. Dirks
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Abstract

This case highlights a potential association between ustekinumab and susceptibility to <i>C. psittaci</i>, a zoonotic intracellular pathogen. It underscores the importance of exposure history and considering atypical pathogens in immunocompromised patients. Clinicians should maintain vigilance for opportunistic infections in individuals receiving targeted biologic therapies.

ASM Case ReportsVol. 2(2)
University Medical Center (US), Maastricht University (NL), Zuyderland Medisch Centrum (NL), GGD Zuid Limburg (NL)
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