Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cofactor in severe respiratory infections

N Cimolai; D Wensley; M Seear; E T Thomas

doi:10.1093/clinids/21.5.1182

Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cofactor in severe respiratory infections

Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Nov;21(5):1182-5. doi: 10.1093/clinids/21.5.1182.

Authors

N Cimolai¹, D Wensley, M Seear, E T Thomas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.

PMID: 8589140
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/21.5.1182

Abstract

We report the clinical events associated with severe bacterial or viral infections in four patients whose illnesses followed or coincided with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. We propose that M. pneumoniae has the ability to act as a cofactor in severe respiratory disease by facilitating alterations in local respiratory immunity or structure and function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenovirus Infections, Human / complications
Adenovirus Infections, Human / etiology
Adolescent
Child
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningococcal Infections / complications
Meningococcal Infections / etiology
Mycoplasma pneumoniae / pathogenicity*
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / complications
Pneumonia, Viral / etiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / etiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications*
Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / etiology
Streptococcus pyogenes