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Population structure reveals clade- and region-specific dissemination of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2026
Yamamoto Takeshi, Okuno Miki, Hoshiko Yuki, Iriguchi Shunsuke, Ogura Yoshitoshi, Oishi Tomohiro
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Objectives: Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MRMP) has become highly prevalent in East Asia since the early 2000s, whereas its prevalence remains relatively low in many other regions. This striking geographic disparity has often been attributed to the expansion of a limited number of resistant lineages. However, the population-structural basis of this regional pattern remains incompletely understood. To...
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