High Mycoplasma pneumoniae loads and persistent long-term Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA in lower airway associated with severity of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Abstract Background An increased number of refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia (MPP) cases have been reported. However the duration of MP infection in lower airway and the course of anti-MP treatment remains unclear. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 94 MPP child...

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Main Authors: Jinrong Liu, Fei Zhao, Jie Lu, Hui Xu, Hui Liu, Xiaolei Tang, Haiming Yang, Jianzhong Zhang, Shunying Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4667-y