Prevalence of Genomic Resistance to Macrolide in Mycoplasma Isolates among Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Prevalence of Genomic Resistance to Macrolide in Mycoplasma Isolates among Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Introduction: Mycoplasma pneumonia is traditionally susceptible to macrolides, tetracycline and fluroquinolones. Since, tetracycline and fluoroquinolone are used cautiously in children, macrolides remain the antibiotic of choice for treating Mycoplasma pneumonia. But, resistance to macrolides ha...

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Main Authors: Sivasambo Kalpana, Shanmugam Selvakumar, Velmurugan Lakshmi, Prabhu Dhandapani, Prem Suruliraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
antibiotic
bronchoalveolar lavage
mycoplasma pneumoniae
mutation
susceptible
Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/17076/58540_CE(AD)_F(SK)_PF1(SC_SS)_PFA(SS)_PN(SS).pdf

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