Severe macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia associated with macrolide failure

Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in paediatric pneumonia.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in paediatrics, and can lead to severe and long-lasting disease [1]. Macrolides are usually considered the first-choice antimicrobials for M. pneumoniae CAP in children because the alternatives (i.e. fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines) are not approved for use in the first years of life [2]. R...

Azithromycin treatment failure in macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.

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Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adolescents with community-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND Although the prevalence of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates in Japanese pediatric patients has increased rapidly, there have been no reports concerning macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae infection in adolescents aged 16 to 19 years old. The purpose of this study was to clarify the prevalence and clinical characteristics of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae in adolesc...

More complications occurred in macrolide - resistant 1 Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

The fall of the Macrolide: Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a major cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children, accounting for 10-30% of the etiological agents wor ldwide. Yet , the epidemio logy of M. pneumonia-associated CAP in Hong Kong remains unknown for several reasons. First, there is no systemic surveillance of agents causing CAP in place in Hong Kong. Secondly, serology was the mainstay of d...