镰状细胞病(SCD)患者如果出现发烧和肺部病变称为急性胸部综合征(ACS)。1971年报道的这种感染常由肺炎链球菌引起,但近年来却很不容易检出 ACS 的致病微生物。肺炎衣原体是在社团中传播的一种获得性肺炎的病原。作者研究了 SCD 患儿 Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who develop fever and lung disease are referred to as acute chest syndrome (ACS). This infection, reported in 1971, is often caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, but in recent years it has been very difficult to detect pathogenic microorganisms in ACS. Chlamydia pneumoniae is a pathogen of acquired pneumonia that is transmitted in societies. The authors studied children with SCD