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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Mycoplasma pneumoniae: acute illness, antibiotics, and subsequent pulmonary function |
Author: | Sabato, A.R. Martin, A.J. Marmion, B.P. Kok, T.W. Cooper, D.M. |
Citation: | Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984; 59(11):1034-1037 |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing |
Issue Date: | 1984 |
ISSN: | 0003-9888 1468-2044 |
Statement of Responsibility: | A R Sabato, A J Martin, B P Marmion, T W Kok, and D M Cooper |
Abstract: | One hundred and eight children presenting with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were assessed during the acute illness and followed for three years. The incidence of wheezing with the acute infection (40%) was greater than expected in a normal childhood population. The initial illness precipitated wheezing for the first time in some subjects but others wheezed only with the acute illness. In non-asthmatic subjects significant bronchodilator responsiveness was present one month after infection. Children given erythromycin during the first seven days of their illness had a significantly shorter fever duration compared with those treated inappropriately. No significant effects of treatment were noted on pulmonary function three years later but non-asthmatic children had abnormal mean forced expiratory volume in one second and forced expiratory flow after 50% of the expired vital capacity compared with 64 healthy controls. These findings indicate impaired function three years after initial infection. |
Keywords: | Lung Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Asthma |
Rights: | © BMJ |
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.59.11.1034 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.59.11.1034 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Medicine publications |
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