Mycoplasma pneumoniae Genotypes and Clinical Outcome in Children
Patrick M. Meyer Sauteur, Elena Pánisová, Michelle Seiler, Martin Theiler, Christoph Berger, Roger Dumke
Abstract
Factors leading to the wide range of manifestations associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection are unclear. We investigated whether M. pneumoniae genotypes are associated with specific clinical outcomes.
Topics & Concepts
Multiple Loci VNTR AnalysisMycoplasma pneumoniaeMultilocus sequence typingMucocutaneous zonePneumoniaBiologyMedicineGenotypingGenotypeInternal medicineImmunologyDiseaseGeneticsGenePneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsMicrobial infections and disease researchRespiratory viral infections research