title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a common pathogen in cases of atypical pneumonia. Most individuals with Mycoplasma pneumonia run a benign course, with non-specific symptoms of malaise, fever and non-productive cough that usually resolve with no long-term sequelae. Acute lung injury is not commonly seen in Mycoplasma pneumonia. We report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome cause by M. pneumoniae diagnosed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
authors.affiliation: Regional Virus Laboratory, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farren
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: Peter V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Coyle
authors.forename: Conall
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCaughey
authors.forename: Lorcan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McGarvey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
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