Chlamydophila pneumoniae can cause coughing and a sore throat. Children between the ages of 5 and 15 are most often affected, and while some will have no ...SkiptomaincontentSkiptosearchinsidesitesectionSkiptositesectionnavigationSkiptositenavigationSkiptopagefooterSkiptoIntermountainHealthcaresearchSkiptoIntermountainHealthcarecompanywidenavigationSkiptoIntermountainHealthcarecompanywidefooternavigationNewIntermountaininNevadaMyHealth+ChlamydophilaPneumoniaeProfilesongermsIntermountainistrackinginGermWatchHomeHealthInformationGermWatchGermWatchTopicsGermSchoolAdenovirusBordetellaPertussisCoronavirusChlamydophilaPneumoniaeEnterovirusGastroenteritisInfluenzaMetapneumovirusMycoplasmaPneumoniaeParainfluenzaRespiratorySyncytialVirusRhinovirusSharethispageFacebookTwitterGermProfileAlsoKnownAs: Chlamydia,AtypicalPneumonia,C.PneumoniaeGermType: BacteriaSeason: Spring,summer,fall,winterChlamydophilapneumoniaecancausecoughingandasorethroat.Childrenbetweentheagesof5and15aremostoftenaffected,andwhilesomewillhaveno(orveryfew)symptoms,otherswilldeveloppneumonia.Thecoughfromchlamydophilapneumoniaeinfectioncanbelong-lasting—between2to6weeks.SeasonalityChlamydophilapneumoniaeinfectionsareseenyear-round.SignsandSymptomsAslow-developingcoughisthehallmarksymptomofChlamydophilapneumoniaeinfection.Manychildrenwillhaveasorethroatforaweekorsobeforetheydevelopacough.Infectioncantriggeranasthmaflare-upinapersonwithasthma.Italsosometimesleadstocomplicationslikeearinfectionandpneumonia.ThecoughfromChlamydophilapneumoniacanbeunusuallyprolonged–aslongas2to6weeks–andinfectionsoftenrecur.HowIt'sSpreadTheChlamydophilapneumoniaebacteriaspreadsperson-to-personthroughcoughs,sneezes,laughs–anythingthatproducesaspraythatcanbebreathedinbysomeoneelse..DiagnosisandTreatmentProvidersusuallydiagnoseaChlamydophilapneumoniaeinfectionbytakingamedicalhistoryanddoingaphysicalexam.Theprovidermayalsochoosetoverifythediagnosisbytestingasampleofmucusfromthemouthornose,orbyorderingabloodtest.TreatmentforChlamydophila