Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonitis: a case report with etiological study

Mycoplasma pneumoniae was isolated and identified from the throat of a 13 years old boy with X-rays appearence of bron-chopneumonia involving the left lower Iung, Serological tests showed a significant rise in antibody against M. pneumonia e in the convalescence serum. On the other hand, no signific...

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Autores: Takimoto, Sueko, Pannuti, Cláudio Sérgio, Levi, Guido Carlos, Neto, Vicente Amato, Barbosa, Heloisa Helena, Tanaka, Hatune, Salles-Gomes, Luís Florêncio de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1974
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/37064
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/37064
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bronchopneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
broncopneumonia
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Sumario:Mycoplasma pneumoniae was isolated and identified from the throat of a 13 years old boy with X-rays appearence of bron-chopneumonia involving the left lower Iung, Serological tests showed a significant rise in antibody against M. pneumonia e in the convalescence serum. On the other hand, no significant rise was detected against Influenza virus A/England/42/72, A/Hong Kong/1/68, B/Massachusetts/66, adenoviruses and respiratory syncytial viruses. The clinical features of the case and the response to the treatment with erithromycin were typical.