Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections: Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development

Z Jiang, S Li, C Zhu, R Zhou, PHM Leung - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia
which can lead to both acute upper and lower respiratory tract inflammation, and …

Pediatric respiratory infections by Mycoplasma pneumoniae

KY Lee - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common agents of community-acquired
pneumonia in children and young adults. Although M. pneumoniae is a small bacterium that …

[HTML][HTML] A compendium for Mycoplasma pneumoniae

GL Parrott, T Kinjo, J Fujita - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Historically, atypical pneumonia was a term used to describe an unusual presentation of
pneumonia. Currently, it is used to describe the multitude of symptoms juxtaposing the …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae vaccine protective efficacy and adverse reactions—systematic review and meta-analysis

I Linchevski, E Klmenet, R Nir-Paz - Vaccine, 2009 - Elsevier
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading cause of both upper and lower respiratory infections
that can lead to devastating sequela. Currently no primary prevention measures are …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae from the respiratory tract and beyond

KB Waites, L Xiao, Y Liu, MF Balish… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important cause of respiratory tract infections in children as
well as adults that can range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Over the past several …

Pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae: An update

R Chaudhry, A Ghosh, A Chandolia - Indian journal of medical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Genus Mycoplasma, belonging to the class Mollicutes, encompasses unique lifeforms
comprising of a small genome of 8, 00,000 base pairs and the inability to produce a cell wall …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae—an emerging extra-pulmonary pathogen

FM Sánchez-Vargas, OG Gómez-Duarte - Clinical microbiology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Mycoplasma is a well-recognised pathogen that colonises mucosal surfaces of humans and
animals. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infects the upper and lower respiratory tracts of children …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma pneumoniae: current knowledge on macrolide resistance and treatment

S Pereyre, J Goret, C Bébéar - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes community-acquired respiratory tract infections,
particularly in school-aged children and young adults. These infections occur both …

Novel aspects on the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and therapeutic implications

T Saraya, D Kurai, K Nakagaki, Y Sasaki… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) is a leading cause of community acquired pneumonia.
Knowledge regarding Mp pneumonia obtained from animal models or human subjects has …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae: A significant but underrated pathogen in paediatric community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

S Kumar - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Lower respiratory tract infections are considered a common cause responsible for morbidity
and mortality among children, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae is identified to be responsible …