title: Isolation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from pleural fluid.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000382:microbiology*