Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Israel, 2010

Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae is often found in Asia but is rare elsewhere. We report the emergence of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae in Israel and the in vivo evolution of such resistance during the treatment of a 6-year-old boy with pneumonia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diana Averbuch, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Allon E. Moses, Dan Engelhard, Ran Nir-Paz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1558_article