Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumonia (Pneumonia mycoplasmatica) is an infectious disease caused by mycoplasmas, which are bacteria that do not belong to the class of true bacteria. Mycoplasmas are small in size and can only be detected using special research methods such as electron microscopy or immunofluorescence analysis.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae has its own characteristics that distinguish it from other types of pneumonia. First, it usually affects young people and children, which may be due to the characteristics of the immune system. Second, mycoplasmas can cause a variety of symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fever.

Treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia includes the use of antibiotics such as macrolides or tetracyclines. The choice of antibiotic depends on the results of the analysis of the sensitivity of microorganisms to antibiotics. In addition, anti-inflammatory drugs and other treatments may be used to improve the patient's condition.

It is important to note that mycoplasma pneumonia can be very dangerous to health, especially for children and the elderly. Therefore, if you suspect that you or your child may have mycoplasma pneumonia, you should contact your doctor immediately.

Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (or scientifically P. pneumoniae) belongs to the category of infectious diseases that are difficult to diagnose. Today “MIR SLAVA” will be convinced of this.

For decades, using only microscopy, it was impossible to detect the microbe that causes pneumonia, as well as to distinguish its causative agent from pneumococci. Before it was isolated, Pneumococcus bacteria, considered a saprophytic microbe, were on the list of the main culprits of pneumonia. Studies have shown that in approximately 70-80% of cases the causative agent was indeed pneumococci, and in other cases - “atypical” Mycoplasma microorganisms. But at first, mycoplasma could not be identified in laboratories due to the lack of staining methods (acid-fast compounds of mycoplasmas could not be seen with Gram staining). Currently, P. pneeumoniae is identified using polymerase chain reaction. Thanks to this procedure, it became clear that the main cause of all pneumonia should be sought among microorganisms, where herpes viruses are in second place. Pneumonia P. pneumoniae is a typical obstinate atypical infection. It does not cause specific antibodies. Therefore, the clinical picture of atypical pneumonia differs significantly from the picture of classic pneumonia. If at 4