title: Comparison of Molecular Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae  Specimens Collected from the United States and China.
abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae-positive clinical specimens obtained from the United States and China during the same period were studied for their molecular characteristics. We found much more diverse genotypes and a lower prevalence of macrolide resistance in the U.S. specimens. Data from the study also showed an association of the resistance with certain genotypes.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Rangaraj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvarangan
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Yi-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ken B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Waites
authors.forename: Xiaotian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018942:Macrolides / Q000494:pharmacology; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides