Emerging role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children with acute pharyngitis

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Esposito, S ^{[1
]}

Cavagna, R ^{[1
]}

Bosis, S ^{[1
]}

Droghetti, R ^{[1
]}

Faelli, N ^{[1
]}

Principi, N ^{[1
]}

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[1] Univ Milan, Dept Pediat 1, I-20122 Milan, Italy

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 21卷 / 08期

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10.1007/s10096-002-0780-7

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R51 [传染病];

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100401 ;

摘要：

In order to define the role, the risk factors, and the clinical and laboratory characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with pharyngitis, 184 patients with acute non-streptococcal Pharyngitis (102 males; median age, 5.33 years) were studied. Acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was demonstrated in 44 (23.9%) patients. A history of recurrent episodes of pharyngitis (defined as at least 3 acute episodes of pharyngitis in the 6 months preceding enrollment) appeared to be the more useful parameter for differentiating Mycoplasma pneumoniae pharyngitis from non-streptococcal non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae pharyngitis (P<0.05 in multivariate analysis). These data; which highlight the emerging role of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in acute pharyngitis, must be taken into account in the diagnosis and treatment of this clinical manifestation in children.

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