Atypical and Intracellular Bacteria: Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Coxiella, and Legionella — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Absence of cell wall, biphasic Chlamydia cycle, Rickettsia spotted fevers, Coxiella Q fever and Legionnaires' disease.

What it covers

1. 1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Atypical Pneumonia and Cold Agglutinins
2. 2. Chlamydia trachomatis: Trachoma, Urogenital Infections and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
3. 3. Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia psittaci
4. 4. Rickettsia: Spotted Fevers and Epidemic Typhus
5. 5. Coxiella burnetii: Acute and Chronic Q Fever
6. 6. Legionella pneumophila: Legionnaires' Disease and Urinary Antigen
7. 7. Why They Are «Atypical»: a Common Logic
8. 8. Anaplasma and Ehrlichia: Fever after a Tick Bite with Cytopenias
9. 9. 2021–2025 Update
10. · Mycoplasma pneumoniae: resurgence and macrolide resistance
11. · Mycoplasma genitalium
12. · Chlamydia
13. · Legionella and Coxiella
14. 10. Reasoned Clinical Cases
15. 11. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
16. 12. References and Sources for Further Reading