Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae , Israel, 2010

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-06, Vol.17 (6), p.1079-1082, Article 1079
Hauptverfasser: Averbuch, Diana, Hidalgo-Grass, Carlos, Moses, Allon E, Engelhard, Dan, Nir-Paz, Ran
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
bacteria
Bacterial pneumonia
Care and treatment
Development and progression
Dispatch
Drug resistance in microorganisms
emergence
epidemiology
Israel
macrolide resistance
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pneumonia
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1706.101558