Mycoplasma Infection
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| Name: Mycoplasma Infection |
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| Bacterial infection that may cause a particularly insidious form of pneumonia. |
Causes of Mycoplasma Infection
The bacterium Mycoplasma pneumonia, which tends to attack teenagers and young adults, and often in summer rather than winter. |
Symptoms of Mycoplasma Infection
In the lungs, symptoms are frequently mild at the beginning of the infection and slowly worsen over many weeks. A wheeze, persistent cough, tiredness, intermittent fever and loss of appetite are most common. |
Tests for Mycoplasma Infection
A chest X-ray shows a typical pneumonia pattern, and a sputum sample can then be cultured to determine the bacteria present. Blood tests show the presence of infection, but not the type. |
Treatment for Mycoplasma Infection
Antibiotics such as erythromycin and tetracycline.
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Complications of Mycoplasma Infection of its treatment
Often confused with asthma or viral infections. |
Likely Outcome of Mycoplasma Infection
Cured by appropriate antibiotics. |
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