4 cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Vincent, M.; Brune, J.
La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 58(41): 2375-2378
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777 PMID: 6297021 Document Number: 193097
The authors report four cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia which occurred towards the end of 1981, concurrently with an intensification of this infection. Three patients had severe respiratory distress and one required ventilatory assistance. The features shown on chest roentgenograms are discussed. All four patients had been treated initially with penicillin or cephalosporin. This report is evidence that patients with pneumonia should be given a macrolid as the first treatment.