Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients: Do macrolide-resistance and/or delayed treatment matter?
CONCLUSIONS: Macrolide resistance was fairly common and might lead to delayed appropriate antibiotic treatment. Delayed appropriate antimicrobial treatment, no matter macrolide resistance or not, was associated with more severe and/or prolonged diseases. Early diagnosis of M. pneumoniae as well as the awareness of macrolide resistance make early effective antibiotic treatment possible and may improve clinical outcomes.
PMID: 30341022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - Category: Microbiology Authors: Yang TI, Chang TH, Lu CY, Chen JM, Lee PI, Huang LM, Chang LY Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research
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