Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is naturally resistant to betalactamase antibiotics but is sensitive to macrolides. Occasionally, infections with M. pneumoniae can lead to severe anaemia due to its ability to cause haemolysis when cold agglutination occurs. Increasing bacterial resistance to macrolid antibiotics is a growing concern worldwide. We present two cases where infection with M. pneumoniae caused severe haemolysis, one of which was macrolide-resistant.
MeSH terms
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / drug therapy
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / microbiology*
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / therapy
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Female
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Hemolysis
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Humans
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Macrolides / therapeutic use
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / drug effects
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / drug therapy
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Macrolides