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Mycoplasma infection

MedGen UID:
6483
•Concept ID:
C0026936
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Mycoplasma; Infections, Mycoplasma; Mycoplasma Infection; Mycoplasma Infections
SNOMED CT: Mycoplasmosis (186464008); Mycoplasma infection (186464008)

Definition

Infections with species of the genus MYCOPLASMA. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children.
Wang YS, Zhou YL, Bai GN, Li SX, Xu D, Chen LN, Chen X, Dong XY, Fu HM, Fu Z, Hao CL, Hong JG, Liu EM, Liu HM, Lu XX, Luo ZX, Tang LF, Tian M, Yin Y, Zhang XB, Zhang JH, Zhang HL, Zhao DY, Zhao SY, Zhu GH, Zou YX, Lu Q, Zhang YY, Chen ZM
World J Pediatr 2024 Sep;20(9):901-914. Epub 2024 Aug 14 doi: 10.1007/s12519-024-00831-0. PMID: 39143259Free PMC Article
An update on prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and emerging issues of genital mycoplasma infection in Indian women: A narrative review.
Tandon D, Munne K, Chauhan S, Patil AD
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019 Sep-Oct;85(5):441-447. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_915_18. PMID: 31389367
Genitourinary involvement and management in children with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Van Batavia JP, Chu DI, Long CJ, Jen M, Canning DA, Weiss DA
J Pediatr Urol 2017 Oct;13(5):490.e1-490.e7. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.01.018. PMID: 28314701

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Differentiate Clinical Characteristics Between Viral Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Nomograms for Predicting Mycoplasma pneumoniae : A Retrospective Study in Primary Hospitals.
Guo H, Liang J, Lin H, Zhou X, Zhang Z, Lai L, Zhang T, Wang Z, Zhou J, Sun J, Liao J, Jiang M, Yang Z
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Dec 1;42(12):1035-1040. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004082. PMID: 37820276Free PMC Article
The association between genital mycoplasma infection and spontaneous abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chen W, Xiong S, Shen X, Qiu T, He C, An S, Zhou Y
Reprod Toxicol 2023 Mar;116:108334. Epub 2023 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108334. PMID: 36608834
Is there an association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and mycoplasma infection?
Yu J, Yu S, Zhu L, Sun X, Lu B, Li J, Hu Y, Li P
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Aug 30;16(8):1302-1307. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15134. PMID: 36099373
Genital mycoplasma infection and spontaneous preterm birth outcome: a prospective cohort study.
Cunha G, Bastos LB, Freitas SF, Cavalli RC, Quintana SM
BJOG 2022 Jan;129(2):273-281. Epub 2021 Oct 22 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16949. PMID: 34559945
Mycoplasma and ureaplasma infection and male infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Huang C, Zhu HL, Xu KR, Wang SY, Fan LQ, Zhu WB
Andrology 2015 Sep;3(5):809-16. doi: 10.1111/andr.12078. PMID: 26311339

Diagnosis

Differentiate Clinical Characteristics Between Viral Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Nomograms for Predicting Mycoplasma pneumoniae : A Retrospective Study in Primary Hospitals.
Guo H, Liang J, Lin H, Zhou X, Zhang Z, Lai L, Zhang T, Wang Z, Zhou J, Sun J, Liao J, Jiang M, Yang Z
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Dec 1;42(12):1035-1040. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004082. PMID: 37820276Free PMC Article
Ocular involvement in Mycoplasma induced rash and mucositis: A systematic review of the literature.
Haseeb A, Elhusseiny AM, ElSheikh RH, Tahboub MA, Kwan JT, Saeed HN
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:1-10. Epub 2022 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2022.11.007. PMID: 36396020
Bronchiolitis obliterans--current concepts.
Ezri T, Kunichezky S, Eliraz A, Soroker D, Halperin D, Schattner A
Q J Med 1994 Jan;87(1):1-10. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068855. PMID: 8140211Free PMC Article
Endometritis and infertility.
Czernobilsky B
Fertil Steril 1978 Aug;30(2):119-30. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)43448-5. PMID: 354978
Mycoplasma infection.
Blattner RJ
J Pediatr 1968 Apr;72(4):554-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(68)80352-x. PMID: 4870613

Therapy

Ocular Manifestations and Outcomes in Children With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: A Comparison With Adult Patients.
Chen YL, Tsai TY, Pan LY, Tsai YJ, Chen SY, Hsiao CH, Yeh LK, Tan HY, Chen HC, Hung KH, Quan W, Chen CB, Chung WH, Ma DH
Am J Ophthalmol 2023 Dec;256:108-117. Epub 2023 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.08.009. PMID: 37633318
Children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Taiwan: Changes in molecular characteristics and clinical outcomes.
Charlotte Hsiung JC, Ma HY, Lu CY, Yen TY, Chi H, Liau YJ, Lai MJ, Chang LY, Huang LM
J Formos Med Assoc 2022 Nov;121(11):2273-2280. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.05.001. PMID: 35599105
Mycoplasma blood infection in chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia syndromes.
Endresen GK
Rheumatol Int 2003 Sep;23(5):211-5. Epub 2003 Jul 16 doi: 10.1007/s00296-003-0355-7. PMID: 12879275
Bronchiolitis obliterans--current concepts.
Ezri T, Kunichezky S, Eliraz A, Soroker D, Halperin D, Schattner A
Q J Med 1994 Jan;87(1):1-10. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068855. PMID: 8140211Free PMC Article
Erythema multiforme.
Stampien TM, Schwartz RA
Am Fam Physician 1992 Oct;46(4):1171-6. PMID: 1414882

Prognosis

Differentiate Clinical Characteristics Between Viral Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Nomograms for Predicting Mycoplasma pneumoniae : A Retrospective Study in Primary Hospitals.
Guo H, Liang J, Lin H, Zhou X, Zhang Z, Lai L, Zhang T, Wang Z, Zhou J, Sun J, Liao J, Jiang M, Yang Z
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Dec 1;42(12):1035-1040. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004082. PMID: 37820276Free PMC Article
Is there an association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and mycoplasma infection?
Yu J, Yu S, Zhu L, Sun X, Lu B, Li J, Hu Y, Li P
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Aug 30;16(8):1302-1307. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15134. PMID: 36099373
The Curious Case of the HepG2 Cell Line: 40 Years of Expertise.
Arzumanian VA, Kiseleva OI, Poverennaya EV
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Dec 4;22(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms222313135. PMID: 34884942Free PMC Article
Therapeutic potential of manipulating suicidal erythrocyte death.
Lang F, Jilani K, Lang E
Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015;19(9):1219-27. Epub 2015 May 26 doi: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1051306. PMID: 26013571
Bronchiolitis obliterans--current concepts.
Ezri T, Kunichezky S, Eliraz A, Soroker D, Halperin D, Schattner A
Q J Med 1994 Jan;87(1):1-10. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068855. PMID: 8140211Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Differentiate Clinical Characteristics Between Viral Pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Nomograms for Predicting Mycoplasma pneumoniae : A Retrospective Study in Primary Hospitals.
Guo H, Liang J, Lin H, Zhou X, Zhang Z, Lai L, Zhang T, Wang Z, Zhou J, Sun J, Liao J, Jiang M, Yang Z
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Dec 1;42(12):1035-1040. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004082. PMID: 37820276Free PMC Article
Is there an association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and mycoplasma infection?
Yu J, Yu S, Zhu L, Sun X, Lu B, Li J, Hu Y, Li P
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Aug 30;16(8):1302-1307. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15134. PMID: 36099373
The Curious Case of the HepG2 Cell Line: 40 Years of Expertise.
Arzumanian VA, Kiseleva OI, Poverennaya EV
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Dec 4;22(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms222313135. PMID: 34884942Free PMC Article
Relation between mycoplasma infection and recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Cao CJ, Wang YF, Fang DM, Hu Y
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018 Apr;22(8):2207-2211. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201804_14805. PMID: 29762820
Mycoplasma and ureaplasma infection and male infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Huang C, Zhu HL, Xu KR, Wang SY, Fan LQ, Zhu WB
Andrology 2015 Sep;3(5):809-16. doi: 10.1111/andr.12078. PMID: 26311339

Recent systematic reviews

Genital mycoplasma infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cheng C, Chen X, Song Y, Wang S, Pan Y, Niu S, Wang R, Liu L, Liu X
Reprod Health 2023 Sep 12;20(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s12978-023-01684-y. PMID: 37700294Free PMC Article
The association between genital mycoplasma infection and spontaneous abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chen W, Xiong S, Shen X, Qiu T, He C, An S, Zhou Y
Reprod Toxicol 2023 Mar;116:108334. Epub 2023 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108334. PMID: 36608834
Ocular involvement in Mycoplasma induced rash and mucositis: A systematic review of the literature.
Haseeb A, Elhusseiny AM, ElSheikh RH, Tahboub MA, Kwan JT, Saeed HN
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:1-10. Epub 2022 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2022.11.007. PMID: 36396020
Association of mycoplasma with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tantengco OAG, Aquino IMC, de Castro Silva M, Rojo RD, Abad CLR
Cancer Epidemiol 2021 Dec;75:102021. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102021. PMID: 34517226
Mycoplasma and ureaplasma infection and male infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Huang C, Zhu HL, Xu KR, Wang SY, Fan LQ, Zhu WB
Andrology 2015 Sep;3(5):809-16. doi: 10.1111/andr.12078. PMID: 26311339

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