Mycoplasma pneumonia

Definition:

Mycoplasmas represent the smallest self-replicating organisms that are most closely related to the gram-positive bacterial group that includes streptococci, bacilli, and lactobacilli. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a member of the family Mycoplasmataceae that causes both the upper and the lower respiratory tract infection both endemically and epidemically worldwide. Most infections are mild, but a small proportion of infected individuals may develop serious pneumonia due to an enhanced host cellular immune response.

References:

[1]. A Ferwerda, et al. Respiratory tract infections by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children: a review of diagnostic and therapeutic measures. Eur J Pediatr. 2001 Aug;160(8):483-91. [Content Brief]

[2]. Ken B Waites, et al. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and its role as a human pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Oct;17(4):697-728, table of contents. [Content Brief]

[3]. Thomas Prescott Atkinson, et al. Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and laboratory detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2008 Nov;32(6):956-73. [Content Brief]

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