Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Current Knowledge on Macrolide Resistance and Treatment

Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes community-acquired respiratory tract infections, particularly in school-aged children and young adults. These infections occur both endemically and epidemically worldwide. M. pneumoniae lacks cell wall and is subsequently resistant to beta-lactams and to all antimicrobia...

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Main Authors: Pereyre, Sabine, Goret, Julien, Bébéar, Cécile
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916212/