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Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection identified on culture in a pediatric clinic.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Apr 2015
Katsushima Yuriko, Katsushima Fumio, Suzuki Yu, Seto Junji, Mizuta Katsumi, Nishimura Hidekazu, Matsuzaki Yoko
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BACKGROUND: The appropriate choice of antibiotics against Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection has become difficult, as the prevalence of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae has increased. METHODS: Throat swab specimens were collected from children with clinically suspected M. pneumoniae infection while visiting an outpatient clinic. Cultures for M. pneumoniae were done, and all isolates were sequenced for the presence...
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