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Antibiotic Treatment of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections

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Developments in Antibiotic Treatment of Respiratory Infections

Part of the book series: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology ((NPCM,volume 4))

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Abstract

Although various mycoplasma species have been found in man, only Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known to affect the human respiratory tract. Together with viral infections, Mycoplasma pneumoniae is among the most common causes of acute infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract in man [1]. Of a large series of patients with clinical symptoms of an acute respiratory infection seen over a 10-year period (1965–1975), 23% had antibody titers indicating the possibility of a recent infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Ralph Van Furth

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Van Der Straeten, M. (1981). Antibiotic Treatment of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections. In: Van Furth, R. (eds) Developments in Antibiotic Treatment of Respiratory Infections. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8305-2_14

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