Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Israel, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;17(6):1079-82. doi: 10.3201/eid/1706.101558.

Abstract

Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae is often found in Asia but is rare elsewhere. We report the emergence of macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae in Israel and the in vivo evolution of such resistance during the treatment of a 6-year-old boy with pneumonia.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Base Sequence
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Israel
  • Macrolides / pharmacology*
  • Macrolides / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / genetics
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Macrolides
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S