Pathogens
Mycoplasma pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Precautions

Droplet / Contact Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

Fastidious short rod that does not Gram stain - an "atypical."

Particularly common in school aged children and other crowded environments such as college and military institutions.

  • Atypical pneumonia

Post-infectious syndromes from antibodies include:

  • Hemolysis from cold agglutinins
  • Rash
  • Encephalitis
  • Arthritis
  • Rarely cardiac involvement

Diagnose by serology in general.

Difficult to culture.