M pneumoniae infection is not a reportable disease, and testing is often not performed in the outpatient setting, limiting estimates of clinical prevalence and delaying recognition of community ...

The diagnosis is made when the characteristic rash appears 1 to 3 weeks after ... Infectious agents such as herpes simplex virus 1 or 2, or Mycoplasma pneumoniae, should be identified and ...

SJS was only attributed to Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) when there was positive MP complement ... Among these patients nine had urticaria, seven had non-EM drug reactions (maculopapular rash in five ...

He received empiric azithromycin (500 mg, IV, q24h) for 5 days for possible mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis while lab testing was pending. A skin biopsy of his right upper back ...

Moreover, children often get urticarial reactions with illness, for example, herpes simplex virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae. With widespread antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections, an ...

Following Pope Francis’ diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, respiratory doctors are speaking about the condition. The Vatican ...

The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts. Pope Francis, who ...

A surge in walking pneumonia cases is raising concerns among doctors. Learn how to recognize symptoms and protect yourself ...

Those typically start in schools and then spread to the adults in the family. And she's seen mycoplasma pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, which is a bacterial infection. Allergies also ...

Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and norovirus.

The epidemiologic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, including cyclic epidemics and age distribution in epidemics, differ among populations and may change within a population.

Walking pneumonia is typically caused by a bacterium called Mycoplasma pneumonia. Anyone can get it, but it tends to infect children ages 5 to 17 and people younger than 40, especially when living ...