title: Rhabdomyolysis associated with antimicrobial drug-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
abstract: We describe a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient infected with antimicrobial drug-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae The patient's acute-phase serum levels of interleukin-18 and tumor necrosis factor-α were high, which suggests a pathogenic role for M. pneumoniae. In an era of increasing antimicrobial drug resistance, a system for rapidly identifying resistant M. pneumoniae would be beneficial.
authors.affiliation: Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan. oo0612@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohya
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukano
authors.forename: Testuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S