title: [4 cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia].
abstract: The authors report four cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia which occurred towards the end of 1981, concurrently with an intensification of this infection. Three patients had severe respiratory distress and one required ventilatory assistance. The features shown on chest roentgenograms are discussed. All four patients had been treated initially with penicillin or cephalosporin. This report is evidence that patients with pneumonia should be given a macrolid as the first treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin
vernacular_title: A propos de quatre cas de pneumopathie à Mycoplasma pneumoniae.