Increased macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

ID: ALA1151455

Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Title: Increased macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Authors: Morozumi M, Iwata S, Hasegawa K, Chiba N, Takayanagi R, Matsubara K, Nakayama E, Sunakawa K, Ubukata K, Acute Respiratory Diseases Study Group.

Abstract: Among 380 Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from 3,678 pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia, 50 macrolide-resistant strains had an A2063G transition in domain V of the 23S rRNA, whereas 5 had an A2064G transition. These resistant strains increased rapidly from April 2002 to December 2006.

CiteXplore: 17954691

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00779-07

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