Isolation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from Pleural Fluid and/or Cerebrospinal Fluid: Report of Four Cases

1987; Informa; Volume: 19; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00365548709032417

ISSN

1651-1980

Autores

Yoko Nagayama, Nobukiyo Sakurai, Kazuto Tamai, Atsuko Niwa, Koshi YAMAMOTO,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

Resumo

Mycoplasma pneumoniae was isolated from pleural exudates of 2 children with pleuropneumonia. The organism was also isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of a child with meningeal manifestations and from the cerebrospinal fluid as well as pleural exudate of another child who died 21 days after onset of disease. More extensive attempts to cultivate M. pneumoniae from nonpulmonary sites are recommended.

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