Two cases of macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae acquired during the treatment period

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 724-725

  Itagaki, Tsutomu ^a   Suzuki, Yu ^b   Seto, Junji ^b   Abiko, Chieko ^b   Mizuta, Katsumi ^b   Matsuzaki, Yoko ^c  

^a Yamanobe Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

23S rRNA; Azithromycin; Clarithromycin

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84873583964     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks454     Document Type: Letter

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