Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae

We describe a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient infected with antimicrobial drug–resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae The patient’s acute-phase serum levels of interleukin-18 and tumor necrosis factor–α were high, which suggests a pathogenic role for M. pneumoniae. In an era of increasing antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Oishi, Mitsuo Narita, Hitomi Ohya, Takayuki Yamanaka, Yuta Aizawa, Mai Matsuo, Masamichi Matsunaga, Shinya Tsukano, Testuo Taguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rhabdomyolysis
antimicrobial resistance
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
bacteria
ribosome
mutation
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1149_article

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