Concepedia

Emerging Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Children

Li Xiao, T. Prescott Atkinson, James S. Hagood, C. Makris, Lynn B. Duffy, Ken B. Waites

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2009 · 113 citations · 12 references

DOI

Abstract

Macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae can be associated with prolonged severe respiratory infection in children. Real-time PCR offers a rapid method of diagnosing macrolide resistance in community-acquired respiratory infections due to M. pneumoniae.

References

12

Characterization and Molecular Analysis of Macrolide-Resistant <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> Clinical Isolates Obtained in Japan

Mayumi Matsuoka, Mitsuo Narita, Norio Okazaki et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2004 · 248 citations · Full text

Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Point Mutations Conferring Resistance to Clarithromycin in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>

Mónica Oleastro, Armelle Ménard, Adriana Santos et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2003 · 225 citations · Full text

Characteristics of Macrolide‐Resistant <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> Strains Isolated from Patients and Induced with Erythromycin <i>In Vitro</i>

Norio Okazaki, Mitsuo Narita, Satoshi Yamada et al. · Microbiology and Immunology · 2001 · 187 citations · Full text

, , +17

Clinical Evaluation of Macrolide-Resistant <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i>

Satowa Suzuki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mitsuo Narita et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2006 · 174 citations · Full text

, , +15

Increased Macrolide Resistance of <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> in Pediatric Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Miyuki Morozumi, Satoshi Iwata, Keiko Hasegawa et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2007 · 173 citations · Full text