Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Osmosis: Mycoplasma pneumoniae. (2019, May 23). Retrieved from (https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Mycoplasma_pneumoniae).
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Summary of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a very small bacterium in the class Mollicutes. It is a human pathogen that causes the disease mycoplasma pneumonia, a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia related to cold agglutinin disease. M. pneumoniae is characterized by the absence of a peptidoglycan cell wall. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known to evade host immune system detection, resist antibiotic treatment, and cross mucosal barriers, which may be due to its ability to fuse with host cells and survive intracellularly. The persistence of M. pneumoniae infections even after treatment is associated with its ability to mimic host cell surface composition.
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes (lobar pneumonia/bronchopneumonia/atypical pneumonia) .
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A 19-year-old navy recruit comes to the office because of non-productive cough, headache, fever, rhinorrhea, and myalgias for a week. He says that many of the other recruits in his unit are also sick with the same symptoms. His temperature is 37.8ºC (99.3ºF), pulse is 110/min, respirations are 22/min, and blood pressure is 116/82 mm Hg. Widespread rales are heard on chest auscultation. There is also a red rash present on his limbs and torso. Blood cultures are ordered. Which of the following growth medium would be most effective in culturing the common organism responsible for the patient’s condition?
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