Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Objective. To study prevalence of macrolide resistance mutations in Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolated from children with community-acquired pneumonia in Smolensk region. Materials and Methods. The study included 774 M. pneumoniae-positive samples isolated by realtime polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) from pharyngeal swab in children with communityacquired pneumonia over the period 2009–2024, including 3 epidemiological rises in the incidence of M. pneumoniae (2013–2014, 2018–2019, 2023–2024). Samples of isolated DNA were examined for nucleotide substitutions in the 23S rRNA gene at positions 2058, 2059, 2611 (E.

Objective. To develop and conduct the first stage of validation for a PCR test that identifies key mutations in the V domain of the 23S rRNA gene of M. pneumoniae (A2058G, A2059G, and A2062C). This test allows for the identification of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae strains in samples of native biological material. Materials and Methods. The study included a panel of M. pneumoniae DNA samples (n = 107) from the collection of the DeMaRes multicenter study, as well as native material (n = 52).

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common etiologic agent of respiratory tract infections and communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) in children and adults. Recently, much new data on this pathogen, its molecular biology, cytoadherence and epidemiology have been …

Objective. To evaluate effect of 23S rRNA gene mutations in Mycoplasma pneumoniae on severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in young adult patients. Materials and Methods. A total of 42 case histories of young adult patients with CAP treated at the Smolensk military hospital over the period of 25 October 2017 to 25 December 2019 were reviewed. «AmpliSens® Mycoplasma pneumoniae/Chlamydophila pneumoniae-FL» real-time PCR kit was used to detect M. pneumoniae from nasopharyngeal swabs collected prior to antimicrobial therapy.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections, transmitted by airborne droplets, causing outbreaks of pneumonia mainly in closed groups. According with recommendations, M. pneumoniae infections …

The article contains modern notions of epidemiology, course, clinical and diagnostic aspects of communityacquired pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, standards of its treatment and antibiotic resistance of this pathogen in the world …