title: [Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. A multicenter retrospective study of 182 cases].
abstract: The spectrum of 182 hospital Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, collected over a five-year period, is reviewed. The diagnosis was based on complement fixation test. Mycoplasma infection was encountered mainly in young people, mean age 29 years. Eighty-four per cent presented with an atypical pneumonia, 33 per cent had extrapulmonary manifestations mainly neurological and cutaneous. Acute respiratory failure occurred in 32 cases. Only 5 patients died. Macrolides or tetracyclines remain the most effective antibiotics but spontaneous recovery is usual.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation médicale et d'Urgences, CHU Morvan, Brest.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garré
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Quiot
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boles
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Becq-Giraudon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chennebault
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Choutet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michelet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raffi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weinbreck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Les aspects des infections à Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Etude multicentrique rétrospective de 182 cas.