Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Israel, 2010

Averbuch, Diana; Hidalgo-Grass, Carlos; Moses, Allon E.; Engelhard, Dan; Nir-Paz, Ran

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Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Israel, 2010

Published Date:

Jun 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(6):1079-1082.

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Averbuch, Diana ; Hidalgo-Grass, Carlos ; Moses, Allon E. ; Engelhard, Dan ; Nir-Paz, Ran ;

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Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae is often found in Asia but is rare elsewhere. We report the emergence of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae in Israel and the in vivo evolution of such resistance during the treatment of a 6-year-old boy with pneumonia.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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