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Clinical outcomes and macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Scotland, UK.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Ferguson Graeme D, Gadsby Naomi J, Henderson Sarah S, Hardie Alison, Kalima Pota, Morris Andrew Conway, Hill Adam T, Cunningham Steve, Templeton Kate E
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma pneumoniae has a cyclical, epidemic pattern of infection and the most recent epidemic occurred in Europe in 2011. Macrolides are recommended for the treatment of M. pneumoniae respiratory tract infection, but macrolide resistance has been reported at low levels in Europe. The aim of the study was to examine the clinical impact of the recent M. pneumoniae epidemic in a hospital setting in Scotland and...
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