title: Analysis of mycoplasmal pleural effusion by the polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Ten pediatric patients with mycoplasmal pleuritis were tested for the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pleural fluid by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Three of the four PCR positive cases left a persistent consolidation. The remaining one was an infant who required mechanical ventilation. PCR may be useful in predicting delayed resolution of roentgenographic abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuzono
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Itakura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Togashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial