Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases. Bacterial (non-pneumococcal) and viral pneumonias are included within the group called “atypical pneumonias.” It encompasses those caused by Mycoplasma spp. and Chlamydia spp., which will be covered in this update, as well as Legionella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in addition to other less common bacteria in which pneumonia is not the most common clinical presentation and which have been discussed in the other update in this thematic unit. They tend to produce mild lower respiratory tract symptoms and occasionally extrapulmonary manifestations. The analytical and radiological changes tend to be nonspecific. The microbiological diagnosis, when it is made, is done through serological or molecular techniques. The prognosis tends to be good.
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