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Guodong Ding1, Lan Yang2, Changli Xu2
1Department of Pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
We reported a pediatric case of necrotizing pneumonia due to macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae, an uncommon presentation of a common disease. Acquisition of resistance does not increase virulence, but it leads to more difficult treatment and potential complications. Macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae requires extended antibiotic therapy with the addition of a second-line agent and an immunomodulator to promote clinical improvement with minimal sequelae.
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