Novel aspects on the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and therapeutic implications

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) is a leading cause of community acquired pneumonia. Knowledge regarding Mp pneumonia obtained from animal models or human subjects has been discussed in many different reports. Accumulated expertise concerning this critical issue has been hard to apply clinically, and pote...

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Main Authors: Takeshi eSaraya, Daisuke eKurai, Kazuhide eNakagaki, Yoshiko eSasaki, Shoichi eNiwa, Hiroyuki eTsukagoshi, Hiroki eNunokawa, Kosuke eOhkuma, Naoki eTsujimoto, Susumu eHirao, Hiroo eWada, Haruyuki eIshii, Koh eNakata, Hirokazu eKimura, Kunihisa eKozawa, Hajime eTakizawa, Hajime eGoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00410/full