| Literature DB >> 25556047 |
Kai-Ning Cheong1, Susan S Chiu1, Betsy Wai-Ka Chan2, Kelvin Kai-Wang To2, Eunice Lai-Yin Chan1, Pak-Leung Ho3.
Abstract
We investigated differences in outcomes between 68 children hospitalized with macrolide-sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MSMP group) and 25 children hospitalized with macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae pneumonia (MRMP group). In the MRMP group, 19 children received macrolides and clinical failure occurred in six of which five had pneumonia progression during therapy.Entities:
Keywords: atypical pneumonia; empyema; macrolides
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25556047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.11.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect ISSN: 1684-1182 Impact factor: 4.399