Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection in children with respiratory tract infections and influence on management - a retrospective cohort study in Switzerland.

Alexa DierigHans Hellmuth HirschMarie-Luise DeckerJulia Anna BielickiUlrich HeiningerNicole Ritz

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

The prevalence of M. pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal specimens of children with RTI was low. The detection of M. pneumoniae influenced antibiotic prescriptions, but the benefit of early empirical versus targeted treatment remains unclear.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
young adults
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
real time pcr
risk factors
drug delivery
combination therapy
fine needle aspiration