Isolation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from pleural fluid.
We describe an unusual case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection that presented as a lobar pneumonia and pleural effusion. Mycoplasma pneumoniae was isolated from the pleural fluid of this patient.
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Department of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Richardson
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Quinn
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000382:microbiology*