title: Congenital pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
abstract: A case of probable vertical transmission of Mycoplasma pneumoniae is presented. The presence of M pneumoniae was demonstrated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the nasopharyngeal aspirate of a newborn who developed pneumonia shortly after birth. This result was confirmed by performing a second PCR, amplifying another part of the genome of M pneumoniae. It is concluded that M pneumoniae can be added to the long list of pathogens known to cause congenital pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ursi
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ursi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ieven
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Docx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Reempts
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pattyn
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000635:transmission*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial