Significance and progress in laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is a clinical common respiratory tract infectious di-sease.In recent years, the number of children with severe and refractory MPP has increased significantly.Clinical symptoms of MPP are usually atypical, and some MPP cases are accompanied with extrapulmonary complications.In addition, imaging features of MPP also lack specificity.The diagnosis of MPP, as a result, often relies on laboratory examinations.The present study demonstrated the clinical significance in laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection, and the method to distinguish present infection, previous infection or carriers in healthy children′s respiratory tract.Moreover, the method to determine macrolide-resistant MP was also described in this study.This study aims to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of MP infection.