Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of children with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in Southern Taiwan

Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of children with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in Southern Taiwan

Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a pneumonia-causing pathogen commonly found in pediatric patients in Taiwan. Recently, macrolide-resistant (MR) strains have been emerging globally. The prevalence of pneumonia due to MR-M. pneumoniae (hereafter, MPP) in northern Taiwan before 2017 has been repor...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hao Chang, Chang-Ku Tsai, Ti-An Tsai, Sui-Ching Wang, Yi-Chen Lee, Chih-Min Tsai, Ta-Yu Liu, Kuang-Che Kuo, Chih-Cheng Chen, Hong-Ren Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
children
macrolide resistance
mycoplasma
pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957221000978

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