Two cases of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia within 4 months

Authors
von Baum, H Strubel, A Nollert, J Layh-Schmitt, G
Citation
H. Von Baum et al., Two cases of fulminant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia within 4 months, INFECTION, 28(3), 2000, pp. 180-183
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
INFECTION
ISSN journal
03008126 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
180 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8126(200005/06)28:3<180:TCOFMP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report the clinical course and diagnostic findings in two patients with life-threatening Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia who were treated in t he same hospital in the course of only 4 months. The patients were previous ly healthy adults, aged 31 and 37 years, respectively. In both of them seve re complications occurred which coincided with the acute MP respiratory inf ection.