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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen YC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Yu-Chin YC Hsu Wei-Yun WY Chang Tu-Hsuan TH
Emerging infectious diseases 20200701 7
A high prevalence rate of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MRMP) has been reported in Asia. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effect of macrolide resistance on the manifestations and clinical judgment during M. pneumoniae infections. We found no difference in clinical severity between MRMP and macrolide-sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MSMP) infections. However, in the pooled data, patients infected with MRMP had a longer febrile period (1.71 days), ...[more]