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The association between mycoplasma pneumoniae genotype and cutaneous disease
By Jasna Rodman, Tatjana Mrvič, Mitja Košnik and 1 others.
Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) can cause several extrapulmonary manifestations, most frequently dermatological ones. It is largely unknown whether Mp genotype determines Mp-induced cutaneous disease. The aim of our study was to assess the association between Mp genotype and this clinical outcome. We performed a retrospective study of children referred with signs of acute Mp infection from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014. We compared the characteristics of children presenting as cutaneous disease, upper (URTI) and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). In addition, we separately analyzed the data of patients presenting with Mp-induced cutaneous disease. We evaluated data from 435 patients (mean age 7.3 years, SD 3.4 years
Keywords
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Genotype
- Disease
- Respiratory tract infections
- Retrospective cohort study
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Respiratory tract
- Respiratory system
- Open access
Source
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